Centro de Eventos do Ceará
CEC | |
| Former names | Pavilhão de Feiras e Eventos de Fortaleza |
|---|---|
| Location | Av. Washington Soares, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Owner | Government of the State of Ceará |
| Capacity | 30,000 |
| Construction | |
| Opened | June 30, 2012 |
| Construction cost | R$ 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.