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Name
Estádio Castelão
Alternate: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo

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Established
1973 (52 years old)

Capacity
57,867

Build Cost


Architect
José Liberal de Castro

Country
Brazil

Location
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

Timezone
UTC -03:00 Brasília Time (BRT)

Coordinates
3°48′26″S 38°31′21″W

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Upcoming
12 Jul	Fortaleza	-	Ceará
19 Jul	Fortaleza	-	Bahia
26 Jul	Fortaleza	-	Bragantino
09 Aug	Fortaleza	-	Botafogo
12 Aug	Fortaleza	-	Vélez Sar
23 Aug	Fortaleza	-	Mirassol
13 Sep	Fortaleza	-	Vitória
Results
12 Jun	Fortaleza	2 - 3	Santos
25 May	Fortaleza	0 - 2	Cruzeiro
21 May	Fortaleza	1 - 1	Retrô
14 May	Fortaleza	0 - 0	Atlético
10 May	Fortaleza	5 - 0	Juventude
07 May	Fortaleza	4 - 0	Colo-Colo
20 Apr	Fortaleza	1 - 2	Palmeiras

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Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão (Portuguese pronunciation: , Portuguese for "Big Castle") or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973, in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 63,903 spectators. The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the home ground of Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its formal name honors Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (1906–1979), who served as the governor of Ceará from September 12, 1966, to March 15, 1971, and was a leader in getting the stadium built.


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