Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, sometimes known as Mendonção, is a

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stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

in Itabaiana,

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, Brazil. It has a maximum capacity of 10,000 people, and hosts the home matches of

Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana Associação Olímpica de Itabaiana, commonly referred to as Itabaiana, is a Brazilian professional club based in Itabaiana, Sergipe founded on 10 July 1938. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of Brazilian footb ...

History

Inaugurated on 7 March 1971 under the name of Estádio Presidente Emílio Garrastazu Médici as an honour to then president

Emílio Garrastazu Médici Emílio Garrastazu Médici (; 4 December 1905 – 9 October 1985) was a Brazilian military leader and politician who was the 28th president of Brazil from 1969 to 1974. His authoritarian rule marked the apex of the Brazilian military regime. ...

, the stadium hosted a match between Itabaiana and Grêmio, which ended 0–0. The stadium's capacity was increased in 1985 and 2010, when new stands were introduced. In January 2016,

Governor Jackson Barreto signed a decree to change the name of several buildings in the state, removing its link with the

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agents. Renamed Estádio Etelvino Mendonça, the stadium was named as an honour to a politician in the city who encouraged sports practice.

References

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