Brazil Have Special ‘Double Wide’ Seats For Obese Fans At 2014 World Cup Stadiums

by Chris | 2nd, March 2013

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By Chris Wright

“Thank-you for coming along Mr Ronaldo, now if we could just measure your arse?”

Brazilian authorities have inserted a number of ‘double wide’ seats into the stadiums being built for the 2014 World Cup so that even the most portly of fans can watch the tournament from the stands in comfort.

The seats are double the width of normal stadium seats and are specially reinforced to support a weight of up to 40 stones (254kg/560lbs)…

For example, there are 120 of the XXL seats at the 64,000-capacity Castelao stadium in Fortaleza – one of only two stadiums which have actually reopened since redevelopment began ahead of the World Cup next summer.

The seats are actually mandatory under Brazilian disability laws (it’s a legal requirement that at least 1% of the total seating must be set aside for heifers) , though that doesn’t stop them being double the price of a normal seat .

Whereas you’re looking at paying around £19 for standard fare, the super-sized seats will cost you around £38 – presumably on the basis that if you’re going to take up the space of two people, you’re going to have to bloody well pay for the space of two people!

Now, who do we ask about obtaining a £57 chair? It’s for…um…a friend.

(Image: Mail)

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7 Responses to “Brazil Have Special ‘Double Wide’ Seats For Obese Fans At 2014 World Cup Stadiums”

1. 2014 World Cup in Brazil to have special seats for obese people – Yahoo! Sports (blog) | World Cup Soccer Brazil 2014 says:

   March 2, 2013 at 12:24 pm

   [...] a requirement by the Brazilian government and FIFA. The Castelão in Fortaleza is an example …Brazil Have Special 'Double Wide' Seats For Obese Fans At 2014 World Cup …Who Ate All The PiesRio stadium will have special section for obese people at 2014 World [...]

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2. Bob says:

   March 2, 2013 at 3:46 pm

   This is ridiculous, if I owned a stadium I wouldn’t let them in.

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3. joe says:

   March 2, 2013 at 4:29 pm

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4. joe says:

   March 2, 2013 at 9:39 pm

   Obvious jokes:

   So even if Frank Lampard doesn’t make the England squad, he’ll still be able to watch our inevitable quarter final exit in comfort.

   “But America hasn’t even qualified yet!”

   No prizes for guessing where sponsor McDonalds’ hospitality seats will be

   Etc, etc…

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5. James Campbell Taylor says:

   March 2, 2013 at 10:06 pm

   Is that Bebeto second from right?

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6. tipo 00 says:

   March 4, 2013 at 4:52 pm

   cor, i was getting really wound up reading that…and then i saw they have to pay more. phew. some common sense. luckily i’ve never had the misfortune of being stuck on a plane where one has tried to squeeze in to their seat, with their blubber hanging over the arms into other peoples territory.

   these repulsive creatures should be put in their own seperate pens away from normal humans. i wonder if this is how hitler got started…

   it might be nice for normal people though, you could take a cushion and have plenty of room to put your drinks/food next to you.

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7. Brazilian Police Cancel Order For 17,000 Raincoats After Realising World Cup Is Held During Dry Season » Who Ate all the Pies says:

   May 6, 2013 at 10:43 am

   [...] their double-wide fat seats and prostitutes being given state-funded English lessons, it’s fair to say that Brazil are [...]

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