Brazil
Estádio Ilha do Retiro
Estádio Ilha do Retiro, also known as Estádio Adelmar da Costa Carvalho, is a football stadium situated in Recife. It is owned by Sport Recife.
The stadium was inaugurated in July 1937, it was the first stadium to be built in Recife. Ilha do Retiro is the name of the neighborhood where it is located. Adelmar da Costa Carvalho was Sport Recife's president, and helped in the first major renovation of the stadium. In the 1950 FIFA World Cup, the match between Chile and the United States was played at the stadium. Blocks of high-rise flats border the ground giving the residents and visitors excellent views of the games in the stadium from their windows and balconies.
