Estádio Municipal Alberto Oliveira, usually known as Estádio Joia da Princesa is a multi-use stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 in Feira de Santana

Feira de Santana

Feira de Santana is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 700,000 according to IBGE's estimate. It is located 115 km northwest of Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a four-lane divided highway...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. It is currently used mostly for football

Football (soccer)

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 matches. The stadium holds 16,274. It was built in 1953.Bahia de Feira

Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira

Associação Desportiva Bahia de Feira, commonly known as Bahia de Feira, is a Brazilian football club based in Feira de Santana, Bahia state. They won the Campeonato Baiano once and competed once in the Série D.-History:...

, Feirense

Feirense Futebol Clube

Feirense Futebol Clube, commonly known as Feirense, is a Brazilian football club based in Feira de Santana, Bahia state.-History:The club was founded on January 12, 1997...

 and Fluminense de Feira

Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube

Fluminense de Feira Futebol Clube, usually known as Fluminense de Feira, or just Fluminense are a Brazilian football team from Feira de Santana, Bahia, Brazil, founded on January 1, 1941....

 play their home games at the stadium. Palmeiras Nordeste

Palmeiras Nordeste Futebol

Palmeiras Nordeste Futebol, commonly known as Palmeiras Nordeste, was a Brazilian football club based in Feira de Santana, Bahia state. They competed in the Série C once. The club was formerly known as Associação Atlética Independente.-History:...

 also played at the stadium

Estádio Joia da Princesa is owned by the Feira de Santana Town Hall. The stadium's formal name honors Alberto Oliveira, who was a Feira de Santana's alderman (vereador, in Portuguese language

Portuguese language

Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...

) and was a president of Fluminense de Feira. The stadium's nickname honors Estádio Brinco de Ouro

Estádio Brinco de Ouro

The Estádio Brinco de Ouro , also known as Estádio Brinco de Ouro da Princesa , or just Brinco de Ouro , is a football stadium inaugurated on May 31, 1953 in Campinas, São Paulo state, Brazil with a maximum capacity of 40,988 people...

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History

In 1953, the works on Estádio Joia da Princesa were completed. The inaugural match was played on April 23 of that year, when Bahia de Feira beat Galícia Esporte Clube

Galícia Esporte Clube

Galícia Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, in Brazil's northeast region.- History :Galícia was founded on January 1, 1933 by immigrants from the autonomous region of Galicia, Spain. Its founder and first president was Mr...

 2-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Bahia de Feira's Mário Porto.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 20,254, set on August 22, 1985 when Fluminense de Feira beat Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

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