Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Estádio Benedito Teixeira, usually known as Teixeirão, is a multi-purpose stadium in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo state, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 36,426 people. It was built in 1996. The stadium is owned by América Futebol Clube, and its formal name honors Benedito Teixeira, who was a player, and a president of América Futebol Clube for 23 years.