Estádio Moça Bonita
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The Estádio Proletário Guilherme da Silveira Filho, also known as Estádio Guilherme da Silveira Filho, but usually known as Estádio Moça Bonita is a football stadium inaugurated in 1947 in Bangu neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, with a maximum capacity of 15,000 people.
Estádio Moça Bonita is owned by Bangu Atlético Clube. The stadium is named after Guilherme da Silveira Filho, who was Bangu's's president during the stadium construction. The nickname Moça Bonita means Beautiful Girl.
[edit] History
In 1947, the works on Moça Bonita were completed. It was inaugurated on November 17 of that year, but the inaugural match was played only on December 12, when Flamengo beat Bangu 4-2. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Flamengo's Joel Rezende.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 17,000, set on July 3, 1948 when Bangu and Fluminense drew 1-1.
On April 20, 1980, Palmeiras beat Bangu 1-0. The match's attendance was 16.779 people.
[edit] References
- Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro, Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
