the arena da baixada is a football stadium and an indoor arena in água verde neighborhood, curitiba, paraná, brazil. it has a maximum seating capacity of 28,327 people. it is formerly known as estádio joaquim américo guimarães. it was named kyocera arena for a short period of time (beginning 2005 until april 1, 2008). the stadium opened on june 6, 1914. the stadium is owned by clube atlético paranaense. its formal name honors joaquim américo guimarães, a former chairman of internacional-pr, which was a football club that merged with américa-pr. this merger formed atlético paranaense. joaquim américo guimarães started the stadium's construction in 1912. despite being called an arena, it is technically an outdoor stadium. on may 31 2009, the stadium was made one of the match sites for the brazil 2014 world cup.