Shopping Vale do Aço
| Shopping Vale do Aço | |
Partial view of Shopping Vale do Aço | |
| Location | Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 19°29′47.24″S 42°33′54.24″W / 19.4964556°S 42.5650667°W |
| Opening date | 24 September 1998 |
| Owner | Intermall Empreendimentos e Participações |
| Stores and services | 300 |
| Floor area | 86 thousand ft2 (8.0 thousand m2) |
| Floors | 2 |
| Parking | 1800 |
| Website | www.shoppingvaledoaco.com.br |
Shopping Vale do Aço, also known as Shopping do Vale, is a shopping mall located in the Brazilian municipality of Ipatinga, in the state of Minas Gerais. The development was inaugurated on September 24, 1998, and is owned by Intermall Empreendimentos e Participações, configuring itself as the largest shopping center in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area and eastern Minas Gerais. It is among the largest in the state's countryside.
In addition to its commercial importance, the shopping center is considered the largest leisure and entertainment facility in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Area, its movie theater being the most relevant one in the region. According to SEBRAE, it is among the most recommended attractions to travelers by businessmen and professionals who receive business tourists in the Vale do Aço.