Estádio Luís Augusto de Oliveira

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Estádio Municipal Prof. Luís Augusto de Oliveira, usually known as Estádio Luisão, or just O Luisão, is a football (soccer) stadium in São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 14,359. It was inaugurated on November 3, 1968. The stadium is owned by the São Carlos City Hall, and its formal name honors Luís Augusto de Oliveira (b. 5 December 1900, d. 14 July 1956), who was the mayor of São Carlos. São Carlos FC usually plays their home matches at the stadium, and has a pitch size of 105 m × 68 m (344 ft × 223 ft). Luisão means Luisão (Big Louis, in English).

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