 While Cruzeiro agreed on a lease to play the next 25 years at Mineirão, Atlético have not yet come to an agreement and will keep playing at Independência Stadium until doing so.Mineirão hosted a total of six matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, including one round of 16 match and the historical semi-final referred to as Mineirazo in which Brazil lost 1–7 against Germany.The stadium also was one of the playing venues of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the Olympic football tournament in 2016

In addition to football, Belo Horizonte has one of the largest attendances at volleyball matches in the entire country.