Estádio Municipal Carlos Zamith is a multi-use

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, Amazonas, Brazil. It is used mostly for

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matches, and has a maximum capacity of 6,500 people. Initially projected to be a training center for the

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, the construction of the stadium began on 5 August 2013, and had an initial cost of R$ 14 million. Named after Carlos Zamith, a notable sports journalist of the state who had died at the time, the stadium had a symbolic inauguration on 24 May 2014, with state governor

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providing the first kick. Carlos Zamith's first official match occurred on 6 July 2014, a Campeonato Amazonense de Juniores match between

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and .

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