Estádio do Pacaembu

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Pacaembu Stadium
Pacaembu
Full name	Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho
Location	São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Coordinates	23°32′55.1″S, 46°39′54.4″W
Built	September 17, 1938
Opened	April 27, 1940
Renovated	2007
Expanded	1958 and 1970
Owner	São Paulo (city)
Operator	Secretaria Municipal de Esportes
Surface	Grass
Architect	Lúcio Costa
Tenants	Corinthians and others
Capacity	37,500
Field dimensions	104 m x 70 m

Estádio do Pacaembu, as it is usually called, is a football stadium in São Paulo, located on Praça Charles Miller, no nº - in Pacaembu neighborhood. Its official name is Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho and it is owned by the Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo. The stadium was inaugurated on April 27, 1940 with the presence of the Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas, the intervener Adhemar de Barros and the mayor of São Paulo Prestes Maia. The stadium holds 37,500 people and its pitch dimensions are 104 m of length by 70 m of width. The stadium is named after Paulo Machado de Carvalho. He was the 1958 FIFA World Cup Brazilian delegation chief, and was known as "Marechal da Vitória" (Marshall of Victory).

Contents 1 History 2 1950 FIFA World Cup 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

On April 27, 1940, the stadium was inaugurated with a maximum capacity of 60,000 people. On that day, the first match at Pacaembu stadium was played, between Palestra Itália (Palestra Itália was Palmeiras name in the 1940s) and Coritiba. Palestra Itália beat Coritiba 6-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Coritiba's Zequinha. After this match, another match was played. Corinthians beat Atlético Mineiro 4-2. Both matches were from Taça Cidade de São Paulo's cup.

On May 4, 1940, the Taça Cidade de São Paulo final match was played. Palestra Itália beat Corinthians 2-1, being the first club to win a competition at Estádio do Pacaembu.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 71,281 people, set on May 24, 1942 when São Paulo and Corinthians drew 3-3. This match was Leônidas da Silva's debut playing for São Paulo.

On September 20, 1942, Palmeiras played its first match after changing its name (the previous name was Palestra Itália). Palmeiras beat São Paulo 3-1, winning that year's Campeonato Paulista.

In 1945, the stadium's largest score was set, when São Paulo beat Jabaquara 12-1.

Corinthians usually plays at Pacaembu stadium.

The stadium served as the first pit-stop of The Amazing Race 9.

[edit] 1950 FIFA World Cup

Several 1950 FIFA World Cup matches were played at Estádio do Pacaembu, which were:

• 25 July 1950 - Sweden 3 - 2 Italy - group 3
• 28 July 1950 - Brazil 2 - 2 Switzerland - group 1
• 2 July 1950 - Italy 2 - 0 Paraguay - group 3
• 9 July 1950 - Uruguay 2 - 2 Spain - Semi Finals
• 13 July 1950 - Uruguay 3 - 2 Sweden - Semi Finals
• 16 July 1950 - Sweden 3- 1 Spain - 3th position.

[edit] References

• Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

[edit] External links

• Pacaembu (in Portuguese)
• Templos do Futebol
• Inauguration (in Portuguese)

Coordinates: 23°32′55.1″S, 46°39′54.4″W

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Venues of the 1950 FIFA World Cup

Eucaliptos (Porto Alegre) | Independência (Belo Horizonte) | Ilha do Retiro (Recife) | Maracanã (Rio de Janeiro) | Pacaembu (São Paulo)