Estádio Bento Mendes de Freitas is a multi-use
stadium
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located in
Pelotas
Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and Municipalities of Brazil, municipality (''município''), the fourth Largest cities in Rio Grande do Sul by population, most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, after Porto Alegre, Caxias do Su ...
,
Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...
. It is used mostly for
football
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matches and hosts the home matches of
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, commonly referred to as Brasil de Pelotas, is a Brazilian professional club based in Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul founded on 7 September 1911. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série D, the fourth tier of Brazili ...
. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 18,000 people and was built in 1943. It is owned by Grêmio Esportivo Brasil, and is named after Bento da Silva Freitas, who was Grêmio Esportivo Brasil's president during the stadium construction.
History
It was built in 1943, and inaugurated on May 23 of that year. The inaugural match was played on that day, when
Força e Luz beat GE Brasil 3–2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by GE Brasil's Birilão.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 20,115, set on March 21, 1984, when GE Brasil beat
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
1–0.
See also
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List of football stadiums in Brazil
The following is a list of Association football, football stadiums in Brazil, ordered by capacity. Current stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more are included.
Current stadiums
See also
* List of association football stadiums ...
*
Lists of stadiums
The following are lists of stadiums throughout the world. Note that horse racing and motorsport venues are not included at some pages, because those are not stadiums but sports venues.
Combined lists
*List of stadiums by capacity
* List of c ...
References
External links
* ''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
Templos do Futebol
Football venues in Rio Grande do Sul
Grêmio Esportivo Brasil
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