The stadium is owned by the Araraquara City Hall, and its formal name honors Adhemar Pereira de Barros, who was the governor of São Paulo state from 1938 to 1941, 1947 to 1951, and 1963 to 1966.

Associação Ferroviária de Esportes usually plays their home matches at the stadium.

The inaugural match was played on June 10, 1951, when Vasco da Gama beat Ferroviária 5–0.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 18,041 people, set on March 22, 1993 when Palmeiras beat Ferroviária 1–0.

[3] In 2010, Palmeiras played its last two home games of the 2010 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in the Fonte Luminosa.