Centro de Eventos do Ceará

Centro de Eventos do Ceará
CEC
Former namesPavilhão de Feiras e Eventos de Fortaleza
LocationAv. Washington Soares, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
OwnerGovernment of the State of Ceará
Capacity30,000
Construction
OpenedJune 30, 2012 (2012-06-30)
Construction costR$ 486.51 million

Centro de Eventos do Ceará (English: Ceará Event Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Fortaleza, Brazil. It is the second largest convention center in Latin America in a total area of 76,000 m2.

The arena had its first event on June 30, 2012, with a show by Jennifer Lopez and Ivete Sangalo as a part of Arte Music Festival. However, the arena was officially inaugurated on August 15, 2012, with a show by Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo and Orquestra de Câmara Eleazar de Carvalho.