Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi
Interactive map of Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi | |
| Address | São Paulo Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 23°31′13.0″S 46°38′31.2″W / 23.520278°S 46.642000°W |
| Owner | São Paulo City |
| Capacity | 2500 |
| Surface | Natural Grass (1958-2024) Artificial Turf (2024-) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 21 June 1958 |
| Renovated | 1962,2024 |
Estádio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi (transl. Mie Nishi Municipal Baseball Stadium) is a sports venue located in the Bom Retiro district of São Paulo, Brazil. It was opened on 21 June 1958 in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Japanese immigration in Brazil.[1] It is under the Department of Sports, Leisure and Recreation of the city of São Paulo and is the only public-owned venue in the country for practicing baseball, it is also the first baseball stadium with floodlights in the country.[2] The stadium hosts various baseball/softball events, such as friendly games, national tournaments, international tournaments, and training for around 20 baseball teams of all age levels.[3]
The stadium also features a complex with areas for cultural events, gateball and sumo,[1] in addition to a dedicated space for softball practice.[4] This comple is also notable for being home to the only sumo training center built outside Japan.[4]
Currently, the 30,000 square metres (320,000 sq ft) complex,[4] is used for training and sporting activities for the all ages, sumo training[5] and free classes on all sports feaured in the complex there. In addition, international sumo competitions are hosted in the training center in the complex.
Gallery
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The stadium's main entrance
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A closer look
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entrance of the Gateball area (in Korean and Portuguese).
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view from inside of the playing field
See also
References
- ^ a b "ESTÁDIO MUNICIPAL DE BEISEBOL MIE NISHI | Secretaria Municipal de Esportes e Lazer | Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo". www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "Semana MLB | Amistoso Brasil x Argentina vai reinaugurar estádio do Bom Retiro em São Paulo". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). 17 June 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
- ^ "Bairro do Bom Retiro, no centro de São Paulo, é capital do beisebol e do sumô – Morar | Sobretudo Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bairro do Bom Retiro, no centro de São Paulo, é capital do beisebol e do sumô – Morar | Sobretudo Folha". www1.folha.uol.com.br. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "ESTÁDIO MUNICIPAL DE BEISEBOL MIE NISHI | Secretaria Municipal de Esportes e Lazer | Prefeitura da Cidade de São Paulo". www.prefeitura.sp.gov.br. Retrieved 25 November 2018.