Sport
Esporte Clube Novo Hamburgo is major football team in town. It is affectionately called as Anilado among fans. The club dispute some championships. The club was founded on May 1, 1911 by a group of employees of the extinct Adams shoe factory. Since then, the Hamburguenses could watch in the victories of team the Santa Rosa Stadium . The stadium was sold in 2005, but a new one is being built in Liberty neighbourhood.
Tennis is another sport very important in Novo Hamburgo. The city featured athletes like Fernando Roese, Paulo Taicher and Andre Ghem. There are some places offer tennis court and host sport competitions such as Sociedade Ginástica, Aliança and Wallau Centro de Esportes.
In the city, it is also possible to practice or attend games and competitions in volleyball, punhobol, futsal ball, archery, handball, bicycle motocross, among other activities.
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