Vivaldão, Football stadium in Manaus, Brazil.
Vivaldão was a multi-purpose stadium in Manaus, built between 1958 and 1970 on a site in the Bilhares neighbourhood. Its final configuration held 36,000 people, 31,000 of them seated, and it was owned by the government of Amazonas state. The pitch, drainage, moat and access tunnels were built first, with stands, general admission terraces and cabins added by the firm Irmãos Prata.
The Vivaldão was built between 1958 and 1970 and inaugurated on 5 April 1970 with matches between Brazil's A and B teams and Amazonas selections; Dadá Maravilha scored its first goal. Its record attendance was 56,950 on 9 March 1980 for Fast Clube against the New York Cosmos. Closed on 19 March 2010, it was demolished from 12 July 2010 to make way for the Arena da Amazônia.
The stadium was named after Vivaldo Palma Lima, a Bahia-born doctor who moved to Manaus in 1902 and helped found both Nacional and Fast Clube. He died in 1949 while serving as a federal deputy, before the ground he inspired was built. Fans nicknamed it Vivaldão, Tartarugão and Colosso do Norte.
The Vivaldão stood in the Bilhares neighbourhood, on the site now occupied by the Arena da Amazônia. Its pitch, drainage, moat and access tunnels were built first, and the Amazon rains tested that first block. The stadium closed on 19 March 2010 and demolition began on 12 July 2010.
The Vivaldão's record attendance of 56,950 was set on 9 March 1980, when Fast Clube drew 0-0 with the New York Cosmos. The first goal in the stadium's history was scored by Dadá Maravilha, playing for Brazil's B team in the 1970 inaugural match.
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