[4] The stadium is perhaps best known as the site of multiple massive trade union rallies between 1979 and 1980, led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
[6] In 1950, textile company Elni de Produtos Manufaturados started its operations in the neighbourhood of Vila Euclides.
[10] After the installation of floodlights and building of grandstands, the Estádio Distrital de Vila Euclides was inaugurated on the 20 August 1968, the city's 415th anniversary, [11] with a football game between EC São Bernardo and Santos, which ended in a 0–2 loss for the home team.
[14] Palestra de São Bernardo hosted Os Santásticos in a friendly match on 9 January 1974.
In 1978, Scania employees from São Bernardo do Campo defied the military dictatorship ban and went on strike on 12 May.
[18] This sparked off a series of other mobilizations in the city, notably by the metalworkers, led by then-union leader Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
[19][20] With over workers on strike demanding wages to match the inflation rates, the metalworkers' union held huge assemblies at the Vila Euclides stadium in 1979 and 1980.
The new structure has twelve cabins for radio stations and four for television, equipped with Wi-Fi connection and cable TV.
In 2018, the São Bernardo do Campo City Hall revoked the leasing deal and started a bidding process the following year.