Brazil's soccer culture is very rich and full of folklore, and one of the ways in which this is expressed is in the name of the stadiums. It is very common for stadiums to have poetic names or to be given nicknames that are more charismatic than the official name. Here are a few of the best examples:
Name: Brinco de Ouro da Princess
Translation: The Princess's Golden Earing
Club: Guarani
Capacity: 29,000
Name Meaning: The stadium is located in the city of Campinas which is known and "The Princess of the West". In reference to the city's nickname and the stadiums shape a journalist in the 1950's came up with the poetic name.
Name: Moça Bonita
Translation: Pretty Lady
Club: Bangu
Capacity: 9,000
Name Meaning: Legend has it that the name comes from a young woman who used to wave out her window to the train that passed through the neighborhood.
Name: Zerão
Translation: Big Zero
Club: Amapá, Santos-AP, São Paulo-AP, Trem, Ypiranga-AP and Macapá
Capacity: 13,000
Name Meaning: Big Zero comes from the fact that the stadium's midfield line is exactly on the equator, marking it's location on latitude zero.
Name: Fonte Luminosa
Translation: Luminous Fountain
Club: Ferroviaria
Capacity: 20,000
Name Meaning: The stadium was nicknamed after a nearby fountain of the local town that has the same name.
Name: Boca do Jacaré
Translation: The Alligators Mouth
Club: Brasiliense
Capacity: 28,000
Name Meaning: The name is a reference to the club's mascot, an alligator.
Name: Arena da Paz
Translation: The Arena of Peace
Club: Cene
Capacity: 1,200
Name Meaning: The club is owned by a local church which preaches world peace.
Name: Loucão
Translation: The Big Crazy
Club: Maracaju
Capacity: 6,000
Name Meaning: The mayor who approved the project was called crazy by everyone in town because he built a stadium for 6,000 fans in a town of 10,000 people, hence the nickname.
Name: Colosso dos Tapajós
Translation: Colossus of the Tapajós
Club: São Francisco, São Raimundo and Tapajós
Capacity: 15,000
Name Meaning: It is the biggest stadium of the western part of the state of Pará, known as Tapajós.
Name: Portal da Amazônia
Translation: Portal of the Amazon
Club: Vilhena
Capacity: 2,500
Name Meaning: The stadium is located in the state of Rondônia, near where the Amazon Rainforest begins.
Name: Arena dos Calçados
Translation: The Footwear Arena
Club: Atletico Serranense
Capacity: 10,000
Name Meaning: The city is known for its' shoe factories.
Name: Os Pioneiros
Translation: The Pioneers
Club: Pato Branco
Capacity: 2,000
Name Meaning: The name is an homage to the first settlers of the remote western part of the state of Paraná, where the city of Pato Branco was founded.
Name: Eco-Estadio
Translation: Eco-Stadium
Club: J. Malucelli
Capacity: 4,000
Name Meaning: The stadium was built on the side of a hill without the use of any concrete.
Name: Gigante da Beira-Rio
Translation: The Riverside Giant
Club: Internacional
Capacity: 51,000
Name Meaning: The stadium is located just a few meters from a river.
Name: Fonte Nova
Translation: The New Fountain
Club: Bahia
Capacity: 49,000
Name Meaning: The nickname was given in reference to the fountains located around the neighborhood.
There are hundreds of other examples, some that don't have a particularly interesting story behind them or have names that don't translate well in other languages. Either way this is a unique characteristic of Brazilian soccer that can't be overlooked.