Considered South America’s most modern stadium when it opened in 1940, the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho is now a beloved architectural sight. The stadium regularly hosted games from São Paulo’s four major teams (Corinthians, Palmeiras, São Paulo, and Santos) throughout its history—and held six World Cup games in 1950—and was, for a time, Corinthians’ homebase. The team moved to its own stadium in 2014, however, and nowadays the stadium is quieter than it used to be.
Today, visitors come to the Estádio Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho for occasional games and concerts, as well as the chance to visit its celebrated soccer museum, the Museu do Futebol. A sports club that’s free for São Paulo residents is also located on-site, and includes an Olympic pool, tennis courts, and a gym.