Estadio Leonidas Sodre de Castro

Estadio Leonidas Sodre de Castro, also known as Estadio Leonidas Castro, but usually known as Estadio da Curuzu, is a football stadium owned by Paysandu Sport Club, located in Sao Braz neighborhood, Belem, Para, Brazil. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 16,200 people.

The stadium is nicknamed Estadio da Curuzu because it is located near the Curuzu street. Estadio da Curuzu is also nicknamed the Vovo da Cidade (meaning City's Grandpa) because it is the oldest stadium of Para state.

History

Paysandu acquired the stadium from Empresa Ferreira & Comandita in July 1918, paying 12 contos de reis for it.

On July 4, 1997, one of the quickest goals in a football match was scored at Estadio da Curuzu. In the fourth second of the first half of the match, Vital Filho, of Paysandu, scored a goal against Santa Rosa .

On December 22, 2001, at Estadio da Curuzu, Paysandu beat Avai, of Santa Catarina state, 4-0, and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie B, thus being promoted to the following year's first division .

On April 28, 2002, Paysandu beat Sao Raimundo, of Amazonas state, 3-0 at Estadio da Curuzu, winning the Copa Norte, thus gaining the right to dispute the Copa dos Campeoes in the same year .