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Ginásio Municipal de Esportes Álvaro Rocha Giordano (Vavá)

Southeast region / São Paulo / Araçatuba

Booking and enquiries

  • Ginásio Municipal de Esportes Álvaro Rocha Giordano (Vavá) Rua Francisco Braga, s/nº , Araçatuba, São Paulo
  • Get in touch with: Ms. Cleia Crepaldi +55 18 3636 1290 / +55 18 98151 0023 / +55 18 99690 8088 cleia.crepaldi@hotmail.com

Services

  • Available on an exclusive use basis
  • Café on site
  • Controlled access and security personnel on site
  • First aid room
  • Restaurant on site

Partner training camps

  • Ginásio Municipal de Esportes Dr. Plácido Rocha

The Ginásio Municipal de Esportes Álvaro Rocha Giordano (Vavá) is located in the city of Araçatuba, São Paulo state (Southeast Region of Brazil). Inaugurated in 1979, the venue underwent structural reformation works, completed in 2011, to appropriate the necessities of high performance sports teams in Basketball training.

The gymnasium features a first aid room, restaurant, café, controlled access and security personnel on site, a sports equipment safekeeping area and is available on an exclusive use basis. The venue is located in the central region of the city, 100m from its partner training camp, the Ginásio Municipal de Esportes Dr. Plácido Rocha.

The local team represents Araçatuba in the Liga de Basquete Feminino (women's Brazilian Basketball league).

About the city:

Araçatuba is located in the northeast region of São Paulo state and sits at an average altitude of 390m above sea level and is 954km from Rio de Janeiro. The city's population is 181,618 (IBGE index).

SPORTS OFFERED AT THE CAMP AND SPORT VENUE SPECIFICATIONS

Olympic sports

Basketball

Number of courts (28m x 15m): 1
Clear height: 8m
Wooden sprung floor
Line markings: painted lines
Timing device

Distance Chart

Distances
Nearest airport Aeroporto Estadual Dario Guarita – Araçatuba/SP
Distance to nearest airport (km) 10.4
Nearest port Porto de Santos
Distance to nearest port (km) 521
Distance to nearest major hospital (km) 3

Climate information - Araçatuba


Climate information - Araçatuba

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 5°C from May to July.
2. Relative humidity may reach 20% in June and July.
3. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET

Climate information - Rio de Janeiro


Climate information - Rio de Janeiro

 

Notes:
1. Daily minimum temperature may reach 14°C from May to July.
2. Average values of past 10 years.
 
Source: INMET
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