Estádio Dr. Adhemar de Barros, usually known as Estádio Fonte Luminosa, or just Fonte Luminosa, is a

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 25,000. It was inaugurated in 1951. The stadium is owned by the Araraquara City Hall, and its formal name honors Adhemar Pereira de Barros, who was the governor of

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from 1938 to 1941, 1947 to 1951, and 1963 to 1966.

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usually plays their home matches at the stadium. ''Fonte Luminosa'' means ''Luminous Fountain''.

History

The inaugural match was played on June 10, 1951, when

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beat Ferroviária 5–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Vasco da Gama's Friaça. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 18,041 people, set on March 22, 1993 when

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beat Ferroviária 1–0. On August 24, 1960, the stadium lighting was inaugurated. Ferroviária and Ponte Preta drew 3–3 in the lighting inaugural match. Between 2008 and 2009, the stadium went under reforms, expanding its capacity from 18,000 seats to over 20,000. It was reopened on October 25, 2009 with a game between

and

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for the Brasileirão. In 2010, Palmeiras played its last two home games of the

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in the Fonte Luminosa.

References

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

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