Estádio da Curuzú, football stadium in Marco, Belém, Brazil
Estádio da Curuzú is a football stadium in São Braz, featuring a grass playing surface and capacity for around 16,200 spectators. The facility includes a hotel situated behind the main grandstand to serve players and staff.
The ground dates from 1914, but Paysandu Sport Club only bought the Curuzu field in July 1918, with the official inauguration on 27 July 1918, announced by the newspaper Folha do Norte on 1 August 1918. After a major renovation it was reopened on 2 February 1974 with a 2-1 loss to Remo, and from then it bore the name of Leônidas Sodré de Castro, who had secured the 1918 purchase and the 1927 club headquarters.
The venue earned the nickname 'Vovô da Cidade' (Grandfather of the City) because it remains the oldest operating professional football stadium in Pará state. For supporters of Paysandu, it holds deep meaning as a place connected to their club's long history.
The ground sits in the Marco district, on the travessa named Curuzu after the 1866 Battle of Curuzu. The largest stand was enlarged in 2010, bringing capacity to 14,000, with 40 air-conditioned boxes and 1,800 numbered seats. The club prefers to play its home matches here whenever possible.
On 14 November 1982 the stadium hosted one of the first big heavy metal concerts in Brazil, when the Belém band Stress played to about 20,000 people. The quartet, with Roosevelt "Bala" Cavalcante on vocals and bass, staged the show themselves, from the stage to the lighting and sound.
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