Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira, Municipal football stadium in Marabá, Brazil.
The Estádio Municipal Zinho de Oliveira is a football stadium on Antônio Maia Avenue in the Francisco Coelho neighbourhood, in the Velha Marabá core of Marabá. Its pitch measures 100 by 62 metres, among the smallest used in official CBF competitions, and the ground holds 5,000 people. It was designed by the architecture and urbanism department of CAUSP-Marabá.
Built in the 1970s in the Velha Marabá core, the stadium was designed by the architecture and urbanism department of CAUSP-Marabá. It hosted Campeonato Brasileiro Série C matches until 2015. A replacement, the Estádio Olímpico de Marabá, is under construction in the Vila São José neighbourhood at km 08.
Fans call the ground "Ninho das Aves" (Birds' Nest), a nod to its tenants Águia de Marabá ("Eagle") and Gavião Kyikatejê ("Hawk"). Both clubs play their home matches here, and the Gavião Kyikatejê side represents the Kyikatejê indigenous people of the region.
The venue sits in a floodplain area that can experience seasonal water rise, so visitors should check local weather conditions before attending. It is helpful to confirm match schedules in advance during rainy seasons.
The stadium sits on the floodplain of the Tocantins and Itacaiúnas rivers, so the pitch is inundated when they overflow. It is one of the smallest grounds used in official CBF competitions, and a replacement, the Estádio Olímpico de Marabá, is under construction in Vila São José at km 08.
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