Circuito Toninho da Matta
street circuit in Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Circuito Toninho da Matta was a 3.095 km (1.923 mi) street circuit located around the Mineirão stadium and Lake Pampulha in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The circuit was opened in August 2024 by hosting the seventh round of 2024 Stock Car Pro Series, and the race was named as BH Stock Festival.
Before the circuit opening, it was announced that the circuit was named after Toninho da Matta, who is a local racer and also the father of Cristiano da Matta.
The public source identifies “Circuito Toninho da Matta” as street circuit in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Circuito, Toninho and Matta.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q123857547. Authority coordinates are -19.866, -43.973. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2024.
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