Santo André

The Estádio Bruno José Daniel, seldom called Brunão or Estádio Municipal Bruno José Daniel, is a football stadium... inaugurated on December 14, 1969 in Santo André, São Paulo state, with a maximum capacity of 18,000 people. The stadium is owned by the City Hall of Santo André, and is the home ground of Santo André. Its formal name honors Bruno José Daniel, who was the mayor of the city of Santo André at the time of the stadium construction. The inaugural match was played on December 14, 1969, when Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras beat Santo André 4-0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Palmeiras' Halner. The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 19,000, set on June 3, 1979 when Santo André beat Corinthians 2-1. In 1985, the stadium hosted a Menudos band show. This event damaged the field. The Municipal Prefecture of Santo André only fixed the field a year later, due to lack of funds. In 2005, Estádio Bruno José Daniel was used for the first time in a Copa Libertadores de América match. On March 10 of that year, Santo André and Cerro Porteño of Paraguay drew 2-2.
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Lucélia Santos is a Brazilian actress, director and producer. She received international acclaim for her leading role in the 1976 Rede Globo... telenovela Escrava Isaura, broadcast in over 80 countries. Maria Lucélia dos Santos was born in Santo André, São Paulo, to Maurílio Simões dos Santos and Maria Moura dos Santos. Her parents were both blue collar workers. She was two siblings: Maurílio Wagner and Cristina Santos, also an actress. At age 9, Lucélia heard actress Cacilda Becker on the radio calling children to do an audition for a role in one of her plays, but her mother did not allow her to perform. She had developed a taste for performing arts since she had seen the play A Moreninha, starred by Marília Pêra, in a school trip. Lucélia was completely fascinated by the show and decided that she would be an actress for the rest of her days. Lucélia made her stage debut at the age of 14, in the children's play Dom Chicote Mula Manca e seu fiel companheiro Zé Chupança, replacing actress Débora Duarte, which had moved to Rio de Janeiro in order to star in the Rede Globo telenovela Bicho do Mato.
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