Pacaembu Stadium
| Estádio do Pacaembu | |
Interactive map of Pacaembu Stadium | |
| Full name | Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu |
|---|---|
| Former names | Estádio Municipal (1940–1961) Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho (1961–2024) |
| Location | São Paulo, SP, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°32′55.1″S 46°39′54.4″W / 23.548639°S 46.665111°W |
| Owner | São Paulo Municipality |
| Operator | Allegra Pacaembu |
| Capacity | 40,199 |
| Event | Art Deco |
| Surface | Natural grass |
| Record attendance | 71,281 (Corinthians 3–3 São Paulo, 24 May 1942) |
| Field size | 105 by 68 metres (114.8 yd × 74.4 yd) |
| Public transit | Clínicas |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 17 September 1938 |
| Built | 1938–1940 |
| Opened | 27 April 1940 |
| Renovated | 2007, 2021–present |
| Expanded | 1958 and 1970 |
| Architect | Escritório Técnico Ramos de Azevedo - Severo e Villares |
The Estádio do Pacaembu (Portuguese pronunciation: [isˈtadʒiu du pakaẽˈbu]; lit. 'Pacaembu Stadium', named after the Pacaembu neighbourhood), currently known as Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu for sponsorship reasons, is an association football stadium in São Paulo, Brazil. Located in the Pacaembu neighbourhood, it is owned by Municipal Prefecture of São Paulo.
The stadium was inaugurated on 27 April 1940, in the presence of the Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas, the interventor Adhemar de Barros and the mayor of São Paulo, Prestes Maia. The stadium used to hold 40,199 people and its pitch dimensions are 104 m of length by 70 m of width, but is currently undergoing a renovation that will reduce capacity.
Pacaembu is frequently used to host home matches of the Big 4 football clubs of the State of São Paulo, of which Corinthians, Palmeiras and São Paulo are based in the capital city itself, and only Santos is based in a different city. This occurs when the clubs must cede their own stadiums for concerts, or when reforms are being made. In the case of Santos, Pacaembu is also used when the club requires a site with a higher seating capacity for a particular match, given the low capacity of their own stadium.
The stadium was listed by the São Paulo state Council for the Defense of Historical, Archaeological, Artistic and Tourist Heritage (CONDEPHAAT) in 1998 due to its Art Deco style, characteristic of the period in which it was built.