The Polo Cultural e Esportivo Grande Otelo, commonly known as Anhembi Sambadrome, is a Sambadrome and one of the largest outdoor venues for major events in the city of São Paulo in Brazil.

The Sambadrome is one of the largest outdoor venues for major events in the city of São Paulo in Brazil.

It is part of the Anhembi Convention Center, at 1.209 Avenida Olavo Fontoura in Santana, near to the Portuguesa–Tietê metro station.

On 12 February 1996 the full stadium was completed, with a total capacity of 30,000 people, of which 26,246 can be seated.

[1] The venue hosts around 30 events per year, including the samba schools of the São Paulo carnival[1] (for which it was originally designed),[2] as well as musical performances and concerts, and the Independence Day celebrations (since 1998).