YOU HAD TO HAVE THE MENGÃO! FORTALEZA

In 2013, three multipurpose arenas were opened in the Northeast, in Fortaleza, Salvador and Recife, in the process of structural preparation for the World Cup. A fourth arena was opened in the region, in Natal, at the beginning of 2014, completing the FIFA event list.

This period marked a huge leap in box office records, with football tickets becoming more expensive – and that, obviously , is far from being synonymous with positivity, in an increasingly evident discussion. With the consortiums (several now extinct) increasing tickets in the wake of the novelty, income began to reach millionaire levels, something extremely rare until then.

Only five games involving northeasterners had reached this level before the arenas – two from Ceará in old Castelão, during the 2010 Series A, and two from Santa in Arruda, in 2011, and one from Vitória in Barradão, in the 2010 Copa do Brasil decision. In 2013 alone there were eight!

On the podium, three games already worth over R$2 million. At the top, the surprising Altos, with the only game over R$3 million. In this case, there was a massive presence of Flamengo fans. With R$2.55 million, Fortaleza 0 x 2 Flamengo's income was the 3rd highest in the history of the Northeast. And Castelão once again became the stadium in the region with the most million-dollar revenues recorded.

Flamengo fans bought almost 16 thousand tickets for this Sunday's game. This represents 32% of the audience present at Castelão. The idea of ​​making extra income using Flamengo was successful, however, the fans of the team from the capital of Ceará did not like it and complained about the excessive number of visitors during the game, which ended 2-0 for the red-black team from Rio.