Estádio do Pacaembu
Estádio do Pacaembu is the home of SC Corinthians Paulista. The stadium has a capacity of 40,199 places.
Estádio do Pacaembu officially opened on the 27th of April 1940. The first match, as part of a double match, was played one day later between Palmeiras and Coritiba (6-2). The match was immediately followed by one between Corinthians and Atlético Mineiro (4-2) The stadium could hold about 70,000 spectators at that time.
The record attendance of the stadium was set two years later when 71,281 people visited the derby between São Paolo and Corinthians.
Pacaembu was one of the six playing venues during the 1950 World Cup. The stadium hosted three matches during the first group phase, and, together with Maracaña, another three during the final group phase, of which two of later winners Uruguay.
In 1961 the stadium changed its name into Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho, though this name never caught on and the people kept referring to the stadium as Pacaembu.
A new grand stand was built in 1970, but after that the stadium hardly changed. In May 2011 construction started of the Novo Estádio do Corinthians, a new 48,000-seater stadium which is set to replace Pacaembu as of 2013, and which will be one of the playing venues during the 2014 World Cup.
Since 2010 Palmeiras has also been playing its matches at Pacaembu while its own stadium Palestra Italia is getting renovated.
Getting there
Estádio do Pacaembu is located about 3 kilometres east of São Paulo’s downtown business centre. The stadium furthermore lies about a kilometre north, slightly uphill, from the northern part of the Avenida Paulista (and its entertainments and shopping areas), in a generally well-off neighbourhood.
The stadium lies a 15-minute walk away from metro station Paulista, which is on the yellow line 4. Station Paulista is just one stop away from station República in downtown.
Station Clínicas, on the green line 2, is located at a similar distance, whereas stations Sumare and Conolação, on the same line, lie only a few minutes further away.
Address: Praça Charles Miller s/n, São Paulo
Tickets
Tickets for Corinthians games can be bought online, at the ticket counters (bilheterias) at the Pacaembu, or at the club’s offices at the Parque São Jorge in the far north-east of the city.
Tickets can also be bought at the gates of the stadium on the day of the match.
Ticket prices range from R$30.00 to R$100.00.
Stadium tours
Estádio do Pacaembu houses the Museu do Futebol (football museum).
The museum opens from Tuesday to Sunday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Entrance costs R$ 6.00.
Relevant Internet links:
Corinthians.com.br – Official website of SC Corinthians Paulista.
Cidadedesaopaulo.com.br – Official tourism site of the city of São Paulo.
Metro.sp.gov.br – Information about the São Paulo metro.
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