Estádio Nhozinho Santos
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Estádio Nhozinho Santos is a multi-use stadium
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 located in São Luís
São Luís, Maranhão
São Luís is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Maranhão. The city is located on Ilha de São Luís in the Baía de São Marcos , an extension of the Atlantic Ocean which forms the estuary of Pindaré, Mearim, Itapecuru and other rivers. Its coordinates are 2.53° south, 44.30° west...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. It is used mostly for football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 matches and hosts the home matches of Moto Club de São Luís
Moto Club de São Luís
Moto Club de São Luís, usually known simply as Moto Club, is a Brazilian football club based in São Luís, Maranhão.-History:The club was founded on September 13, 1937, in São Luís, Maranhão state, as Ciclo Moto...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 21,000 people and was built in 1950. It is owned by the São Luís city hall, and is named after Joaquim Moreira Alves dos Santos, nicknamed Nhozinho, who introduced football in Maranhão state.

History

It was built in 1950, and inaugurated on October 1 of that year. The inaugural match was played on that day, when Sampaio Corrêa
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube
Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube, usually known as Sampaio Corrêa, is a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state, founded on March 25, 1923....

 beat Paysandu
Paysandu Sport Club
Paysandu Sport Club is a Brazilian football club located in Belém, Pará. Paysandu is also known as Papão da Curuzu because it won several titles in the 1940s and Curuzu from the name of the street where Paysandu's stadium sits.Paysandu is a club in Northern Brazil, having won 43 State Leagues, 1...

 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Paysandu's Hélio.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 25,865, set on March 26, 1980, when Maranhão
Maranhão Atlético Clube
Maranhão Atlético Clube, usually known as Maranhão or MAC, is a Brazilian football club from São Luís, Maranhão state.-History:Maranhão Atlético Clube was founded on September 24, 1932....

 and Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama
Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

drew 0-0.

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