Estádio Nhozinho Santos is a multi-use stadium located in São Luís,

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. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of

Moto Club de São Luís Moto Club de São Luís, commonly referred to as Moto Club, is a Brazilian professional club based in São Luís, Maranhão founded on 13 September 1937. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, ...

. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 12,891 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 beat Paysandu 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Paysandu's Hélio. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 24,865, set on March 26, 1980, when

Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

and Vasco da Gama drew 0-0.

References

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Estadio Nhozinho Santos Nhozinho Santos Sports venues in Maranhão