Vila Capanema Stadium

Estadio Durival Britto e Silva, better known as Estadio Vila Capanema (Portuguese for Capanema Borough Stadium), is the main stadium of Parana Clube in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil. The other stadium is Estadio Vila Olimpica, currently being used for training. The stadium holds 20,000 people. It is named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was president of the RFFSA, the Brazilian Federal railroad company.

History

It was built in 1947 as the home stadium of Clube Atletico Ferroviario. The first match was played there on January 23 of that year, when Fluminense Football Club from Rio de Janeiro beat Clube Atletico Ferroviario 5-1; the first goal scored by Fluminense's Careca.

During many years Estadio Vila Capanema was Curitiba's most modern and comfortable stadium with a capacity of 15,000 spectators. It was used for the 1950 FIFA World Cup games. On June 25, 1950, Spain beat the United States of America and in the 29th day of that month, Paraguay played against Sweden.

Clube Atletico Ferroviario ceased operation in 1971 and Vila Capanema became Parana Clube's home since the foundation of the club in 1989.

In 2006, Estadio Vila Capanema was modernized and Parana Clube opened the stadium again after four years. The capacity of the stadium was boosted to 20,083 fans. The American rock band Pearl Jam played at the stadium on November 9, 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary tour.

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