Associação Esportiva Velo Clube Rio-clarense is a Brazilian football club from the city of Rio Claro, in the interior of the state of São Paulo. It was founded on August 28, 1910, and its colors are green, white, and red.
Estádio Benito Agnelo Castellano, sometimes known as Benitão, is a multi-use stadium in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches, and has a maximum capacity of 8,136 people.
Built in 1972 in the place of a demolished stadium, the new stadium was initially named Gigantão do Copacabana, named after the neighborhood of Copacabana where it was located. The stadium was inaugurated on 7 September 1972, in a match between Velo Clube and Palmeiras, and despite suffering a 4–1 loss, the first goal of the stadium was scored by Velo Clube forward Bertinho Traina.
The stadium was only named Benito Agnelo Castellano in 1973, honouring the man who contributed greatly to Velo Clube during the past decades. Initially a property of Velo, the stadium was sold to the city of Rio Claro in 2008.
