- Vivaldão
Estádio Vivaldo Lima, usually known by its nickname Vivaldão, is a multi-use
stadium inManaus ,Brazil . It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 43,000. It was built between 1958 and 1970.The Vivaldão is owned by the government of Amazonas state. The stadium is named after Vivaldo Lima, who was the founder of
Nacional Fast Clube and it is the home ground ofAmérica Futebol Clube (AM) ,Nacional Futebol Clube andAtlético Rio Negro Clube .History
In 1970, the works on Vivaldão were completed. The inaugural match was played on April 5 of that year, when Brazil national football team B beat Amazonas State All-Stars team B 4-1, followed by the match of the teams A, also 4-1 . The first goal of the stadium was scored by Brazil B's
Dadá Maravilha .The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 56,950, set on
March 9 ,1980 when Fast Clube andNew York Cosmos of theUnited States drew 0-0.References
*"Enciclopédia do Futebol Brasileiro", Volume 2 - Lance, Rio de Janeiro: Aretê Editorial S/A, 2001.
External links
* [http://mavalem.sites.uol.com.br/am/Manaus1.htm Templos do Futebol]
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