Estádio Aldo Dapuzzo, Football stadium in Rio Grande, Brazil
Estádio Aldo Dapuzzo is a football ground on Avenida Presidente Vargas in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, home of Sport Club São Paulo since 1908. It was built in stages: a wooden pavilion before the 1940s, a social pavilion in that decade, masonry stands on Rua América from 1961, and structural works in the 1970s and 1980s. Capacity is about 8,000 after the Rua América stands were demolished.
Sport Club São Paulo, founded in 1908, has always had its address on Avenida Presidente Vargas, and the stadium was built in stages: a wooden pavilion before the 1940s, a social pavilion in that decade, floodlights in 1954 and brick stands on Rua América in 1961. Major structural changes in the 1970s and 1980s let the club play national competitions; the right ring was built to enter the Taça de Ouro. Municipal Law 5,198 of 17 December 1997 made it historical and cultural heritage, so the property cannot be sold.
The stadium is named after Aldo Dapuzzo, the club's patron who pushed São Paulo into the Taça de Ouro in the early 1980s; the right ring was built to make that competition possible. A 1997 municipal law made the ground heritage, so it cannot be sold and the club stays on Avenida Presidente Vargas, its address since 1908.
The ground sits on Avenida Presidente Vargas, the club's address since its 1908 founding, in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. The Rua América stands were demolished, so capacity is now around 8,000, with a project to rebuild that terrace. The pitch is ringed by four floodlight towers holding 36 reflectors.
The stadium is named after Aldo Dapuzzo, the club's patron, honoured for his effort in getting São Paulo into the Taça de Ouro in the early 1980s; the right ring of stands was built to make that competition possible.
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