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Estádio Castelão
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Alternate: Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo

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Established
1973 (53 years old)

Capacity
57,867

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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
08 Oct	CearáCeará	10:30pm	CriciúmaCriciúma
12 Oct	FortalezaFortaleza	11:30pm	CRBCRB
17 Oct	CearáCeará	7:30pm	JuventudeJuventude
24 Oct	CearáCeará	7:00pm	GoiásGoiás
31 Oct	FortalezaFortaleza	8:00pm	Atlético Atlético Goianiense
07 Nov	CearáCeará	8:00pm	América MAmérica Mineiro
14 Nov	FortalezaFortaleza	8:00pm	Vila NovaVila Nova
		Results
03 Oct	FortalezaFortaleza	1 - 1	NáuticoNáutico
27 Sep	FortalezaFortaleza	2 - 2	Athletic Athletic Club-MG
18 Sep	CearáCeará	2 - 1	NovorizonNovorizontino
13 Sep	FortalezaFortaleza	1 - 1	CearáCeará
09 Sep	FortalezaFortaleza	1 - 0	AvaíAvaí
05 Sep	CearáCeará	2 - 1	Sport RecSport Recife
31 Aug	FortalezaFortaleza	1 - 1	Operário Operário Ferroviário

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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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