Estádio do Pacaembu

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Pacaembu Stadium
nickname = Pacaembu


fullname = Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho
location = São Paulo, SP, Brazil
coordinates = 23°32′55.1″S, 46°39′54.4″W
broke_ground =
built = September 17 1938
opened = April 27 1940
renovated = 2007
expanded = 1958 and 1970
closed =
demolished =
record attendance = 71,281
owner = São Paulo (city)
operator = Secretaria Municipal de Esportes
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect = Lúcio Costa
structural engineer =
services engineer =
general_contractor=
project_manager =
main_contractors =
former_names =
tenants =
Corinthians
seating_capacity =
37,180 [http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/listeconmebol.html]
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 37,180 peoplecite web|url=http://www.fussballtempel.net/conmebol/listeconmebol.html|title=The football stadiums of South America|publisher=Fussball Tempel|accessdate=2008-09-29] 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").

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 Corinthians and São Paulo 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.

2005, the stadium served as the first pit-stop of The Amazing Race 9.

On May 11, 2007, the pope Benedict XVI meet with the youth of Brazil as a part of his Apostolic Journey to Brazil on the occasion of the Fifth General Conference of the Bishops of Latin America and the Caribbean

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.

Museum

On September 29, 2008, the Museu do Futebol (Museum of Football) was inaugurated.cite web|url=http://www.correiodabahia.com.br/noticias/noticia.asp?codigo=4224&mdl=26|title=Museu do Futebol é inaugurado nesta segunda-feira em São Paulo|publisher=Correio da Bahia|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-09-29|language=Portuguese] It was created to tell the history of Brazilian football.cite web|url=http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL770847-9825,00.html|title=Visitar o Museu do Futebol custará R$ 6|publisher=Globo Esporte|accessdate=2008-09-28|date=2008-09-23|language=Portuguese] The museum covers convert|6900|m2|acre, it was built at a cost of R$32.5 millions, and is located below the stadium's bleachers.cite web|url=http://www.saopaulo.sp.gov.br/sis/lenoticia.php?id=99132&siteID=1|title=São Paulo inaugura Museu do Futebol|publisher=São Paulo state government|accessdate=2008-09-29|date=2008-09-29|language=Portuguese] The 680 workers hired to build the museum completed the construction in 13 months.cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=892521.html|title=Museum honours Brazilian history|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=2008-10-03|date=2008-09-30]

References

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

External links

* [http://www.pacaembu.com.br/ Pacaembu] (in Portuguese)
* [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/sp/SaoPaulo1.htm Templos do Futebol]
* [http://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/almanaque/esporte_28abr1940.htm Inauguration] (in Portuguese)