Ronaldão, also known as Estádio Dr. Ronaldo Junqueira, is a

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located in

Poços de Caldas Poços de Caldas is a municipality in the south of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, in the microregion of the same name. Its estimated population in 2020 was 168,641 inhabitants. The city is known for its hot springs. History Poços was founded in 1 ...

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. It is used mostly for

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matches and hosts the home matches of

Associação Atlética Caldense Associação Atlética Caldense, commonly known as Caldense, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. The team plays in Série D, the fourth tier of the Brazilian football league system, as ...

and Poços de Caldas Futebol Clube. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,000 people. Ronaldão is owned by the Poços de Caldas Town Hall. The stadium's formal name honors Ronaldo Junqueira, who was Poços de Caldas' mayor during the stadium construction.

History

In 1979, the works on Ronaldão were completed. The inaugural match was played on September 4 of that year, when

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beat Caldense 3–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Corinthians' Basílio. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 7,790, set on April 27, 1997 when Caldense and Cruzeiro drew 1–1.

References

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

External links

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