Estádio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estádio Vila Capanema (

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for ''Capanema Borough Stadium''), is the main stadium of

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, Paraná,

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. The other stadium is

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, currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was president of the RFFSA, the Brazilian Federal railroad company.

History

It was built in 1947 as the home stadium of

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. The first match was played there on January 23 of that year, when

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from Rio de Janeiro beat Clube Atlético Ferroviário 5-1; the first goal scored by Fluminense's Careca. During many years Estádio Vila Capanema was Curitiba's most modern and comfortable stadium with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It was used for the

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games. On June 25, 1950,

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beat the

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and in the 29th day of that month,

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played against

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. Clube Atlético Ferroviário ceased operation in 1971 and Vila Capanema became Paraná Clube's home since the foundation of the club in 1989. In 2006, Estádio Vila Capanema was modernized and

opened the stadium again after four years. The capacity of the stadium was boosted to 20,083 fans. The American rock band

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played at the stadium on November 9, 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary tour.

References

Official website
* ''Especial Placar - Guia 2006 Brasileirão'' - São Paulo: Editora Abril, 2006. * ''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.

External links

Official Site

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