Palestra de São Bernardo, commonly known as Palestra, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football club based in São Bernardo do Campo

São Bernardo do Campo

São Bernardo do Campo is a municipality in the state of São Paulo, in southern Metropolitan São Paulo and São Paulo microregion. The municipality's total area is 408.45 km ² and a population estimated at 1 July 2009, according to the IBGE, was 810,979 inhabitants, which results in a population...

, São Paulo state

São Paulo (state)

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History

The club was founded on September 1, 1935 by the São Bernardo do Campo Italian community.

Stadium

Palestra de São Bernardo play their home games at Estádio Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, nicknamed Baetão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 6,315 people.