This Wednesday (19), at 7 PM, it’s decision time at Arena MRV. Galo faces RB Bragantino in the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana Round of 16. There will be a special traffic operation, and below is all the important information for the Massa who will be at home supporting the team!
Attention: The parking lot, esplanade, and stadium gates will open three hours before kickoff, that is, at 4 PM.
Traffic changes around Arena MRV
🚨 Attention, Massa!
For the upcoming matches at Arena MRV, there will be a special traffic operation around the stadium. Check the updated maps and plan your route in advance to avoid any unexpected issues! 🏟️🚗
🚫 Augusto Ferreira Street is not available for those coming from the ring road in the Betânia direction. Drivers must take the frontage road (Itaú Avenue), use the second loop of the interchange to continue along Cícero Idelfonso Avenue, as shown on the map, until reaching Via Expressa.
⚠️ TEMPORARY CHANGES:
* Changes to vehicle flow in the areas of the Califórnia, Camargos, Santa Maria neighborhoods, and around Arena MRV
* Roadblocks and restricted access on streets near the stadium, with traffic allowed only for residents, authorized vehicles, and event operations
* Implementation of a reversible lane on Pres. Juscelino Kubitschek Ave. to improve traffic flow for arrivals and departures
* Roadblocks begin around 5 hours before matches and are gradually expanded as kickoff approaches
* Changes on streets such as Walfrido Mendes, Margarida Assis Fonseca, Romualdo Cançado Neto, Evangelina Prates, Nevada, Visconde de Mauá, and adjacent roads
* Special routes and signposted pedestrian access to Arena MRV.
Important! Access to Arena MRV will be 100% through facial recognition for all fans over 12 years old.
To help with the traffic operation, the Club asks fans to arrive at the stadium as early as possible and to give preference to public transportation, such as the metro or Conexão Arena MRV.
Below is all the important information for the Massa!
🕰 Try to get to Arena MRV as early as possible;
🚌 Use Conexão Arena MRV;
🚆 Use the metro to get to the match;
🏟 Enter the esplanade as early as possible to avoid lines close to kickoff;
🚘 If you choose to drive, bring as many people as possible in your vehicle.
♿ There will be an Accessibility Tent on the Esplanade to assist fans with disabilities;
🤳 Facial recognition will be mandatory at all gates.
Reversible Lane
Fans need to pay attention to the traffic changes. The central lane of Via Expressa will be reversed toward Contagem starting at 4:30 PM, three hours before kickoff. This measure is already adopted on matchdays at Arena MRV.
🚇 Metro
Atlético and the traffic authorities ask fans to use the metro to get to Arena MRV. It is a comfortable, accessible, and safe option.
Eldorado Station is about 1.7 km from the stadium, and the interval between trains will be 15 minutes.
There is a designated path to take fans along the right lane of the Via Expressa frontage road, toward Belo Horizonte, from Eldorado Station to Gentil Portugal do Brasil Street.
There will be a free van service for people with disabilities and seniors aged 65 and over, departing from Eldorado Station to the area near Arena MRV.
After the match, return service will depart from Cristina Maria de Assis Street, near the Federal Highway Police Union of Minas Gerais.
🏁 Parking
Arena MRV parking will open at 4 PM, with access through the four numbered lanes of the Via Expressa frontage road (Alice Neves Street).
Parking spaces are sold exclusively online and in advance at parceiros.estapar.com.br/cam.
Arena MRV offers bicycle parking in the covered parking area, with entrance via the access frontage road.
⚠️ Stay alert! Parking is for Galo fans only!
Conexão Arena MRV
Conexão Arena MRV has boarding points spread across several neighborhoods in Belo Horizonte. The service will be available starting at 1:10 PM and can be purchased at conexaoarenamrv.com.br, with prices starting at R$ 59.90.
✅ Executive bus with air conditioning
✅ The experience of those who have already transported thousands of supporters and fans
✅ Arrival at an exclusive entrance, with no traffic and no stress
✅ Scheduled departures and returns: total punctuality
✅ Fixed price, no surprises
🚎 Bus lines
The bus lines serving Arena MRV are as follows:
401 – Cidade Industrial Metro / Santa Maria
1509 – Califórnia / Tupi
9414 – Santa Inês / João Pinheiro
3053 – Barreiro Station / Barro Preto
4031 – Santa Maria / Downtown
4033 – Camargos / Downtown
🚕 Taxis
Drop-off at Arena MRV will also take place at the staircase in Supporters’ Square on Via Expressa. After the match, taxi stands for pick-up will be available at the following locations:
João Batista Vieira between Das Pérolas St. and Das Ostras St., in the Camargos neighborhood
João Batista Vieira, between Gentil Portugal Street and Das Pérolas Street
José Cláudio Sanches at the corner of Cristina Maria de Assis St., in the Califórnia neighborhood
Away fans
Away fans access Arena MRV through a residential area with local streets, via BR-040 (at Cícero Idelfonso Avenue) or via the Ring Road (at Emerenciana Batista Camargos Street). Both routes lead to Margarida Assis Fonseca Street.
A boarding/drop-off area will be created on Ver. Cícero Idelfonso Ave., between Felisberta Camargos Street and Maria Francisca de Carvalho Street.
Taxi
Pick-up after the match will take place on Evangelina Prates Street, between Ernesto Pereira Nevada streets, in the Califórnia neighborhood.
Please note that all drop-offs will be on Ver. Cícero Idelfonso Ave., between Felisberta Camargos Street and Maria Francisca de Carvalho Street, toward BR-040.
Ride-hailing cars
Pick-up and drop-off for away fans will be on Ver. Cícero Idelfonso Avenue, between Felisberta Camargos Street and Maria Francisca de Carvalho Street, toward BR-040. For app-based transportation, BHTRANS recommends setting the destination as Emerenciana Batista Camargos Street.
More information for away fans, click here
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