Estádio Durival Britto e Silva
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 Curitiba , Brazil
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| Coordinates | 25 ° 26 '21.9 " S , 49 ° 15' 21" W |
| opening | January 23, 1947 |
| capacity | 20,083 seats |
| playing area | 110 × 75 m |
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The Estádio Durival Britto e Silva , often just short of Vila Capanema after the district , is a football stadium in Curitiba , the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná . It holds 20,083 spectators and is named after the businessman Durival Britto e Silva . The stadium is mainly used by the Paraná Clube association.
history
The first game in the arena was played by Fluminense Rio de Janeiro and the Clube Atlético Ferroviário , one of the predecessors of today's Paraná Clube, on January 23, 1947. Fluminense won 5-1. The stadium was also one of the venues for the football World Cup in 1950 and was the venue for the games Spain - USA and Paraguay - Sweden .
The stadium reached its highest number of spectators so far on September 8, 1968 at the game Athletico Paranaense - FC Santos . At that time, 24,303 people came to the game, which Atlético won 3-2.
Britânia SC and Colorado EC , both clubs that no longer exist but are significant in Paraná's football history, have also used the stadium.