Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro, usually known by its nickname Amigão (sometimes called O Amigão), is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Campina Grande
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,
Brazil
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches. The stadium holds 35,000. The stadium was built in 1975.
The Amigão is owned by the government of
ParaÃba state. The stadium is named after
Ernani Sátyro
''Ernani'' is an operatic ''dramma lirico'' in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the 1830 play ''Hernani (drama), Hernani'' by Victor Hugo.
Verdi was commissioned by the Teatro La Fenice in Ve ...
, who was the governor of ParaÃba state from 1971 to 1975. ''Amigão'' means ''Big Friend'' in
Portuguese language
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and it refers to the way Ernani Sátyro called his voters, ''amigos velhos'', meaning ''old friends''.
History
In 1975, the works on Amigão were completed. It was built in fourteen months. The inaugural match was played on 8 March of that year, when
Campinense and
Botafogo
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drew 0-0.
The first goal of the stadium was scored on 16 March 1975, by Campinense's Pedrinho Cangula when Campinense and
Treze drew 1-1.
The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 41,149, set on 7 February 1982, when
Flamengo
Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; ), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian multi sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea. It was founded and named after the Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Flamengo n ...
beat Treze 3–1.
In 2007,
Nacional de Patos played its home matches during the
Brazilian Championship Third Level final stage at Amigão stadium.
[Nacional não deve jogar em Patos na fase final da Série C do Brasileiro - WSCOM (October 7, 2007)]
(retrieved on 23 November 2007)
References
*''Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro'', Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
Campinense ClubeTreze Futebol Clube
Football venues in ParaÃba
Sports venues in ParaÃba
Multi-purpose stadiums in Brazil
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