Estádio Giulite Coutinho, also known as Estádio Édson Passos, is a multi-use

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located in the city of

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State, Brazil. It is used mostly for

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matches and hosts the home matches of

Fluminense Fluminense Football Club () is a Brazilian sports club based in the neighbourhood of Laranjeiras, in Rio de Janeiro, being the oldest football club in the state since its foundation in 1902. It competes in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, th ...

, America Football Club and

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. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 13,544 spectators and was built in 2000.Estádio Giulite Coutinho at América Football Club's official website

History

The stadium was inaugurated on January 23, 2000, when America beat a Rio de Janeiro State Combined Team by 3–1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Rio de Janeiro State Combined Team's Sorato.List of Stadiums in Rio de Janeiro State at RSSSF
/ref> Estádio Giulite Coutinho's attendance record currently stands at 9,009, set on March 5, 2006 when

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and

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...

drew 2–2.

References

External links

America's official website

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