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The Estadio Placido Aderaldo Castelo, also known as the Castelao or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium inaugurated on November 11, 1973 in Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 60,326 people. The stadium is owned by the Ceara state Government, and is the home ground of Ceara Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube. Its formal name honors Placido Aderaldo Castelo, Ceara governor from September 12, 1966 to March 15, 1971, and was the stadium construction idealizer.
Castelao was completed in 1973 and was inaugurated on November 11 of that year.
In May 2000, the Ceara state government started to reform the stadium. The reformations were divided in three stages, and started on May 16, 2001. The first stage consisted in the recovery of the ditches, and of the bleachers junctions, as well as the recovery of the low walls. The second stage of the reformation started on July 20, 2001, and consisted in the recovery and strengthen of the stadium physical structure. The third stage consisted in the recovery of the electrical, hydraulic, sanitary and electronic installations.
The inaugural match was played on November 11, 1973, when Ceara and Fortaleza drew 0-0. The stadium's first goal was scored on November 18, 1973 by Ceara's Erandy, when Ceara beat Vitoria 1-0
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