Estádio Erton Coelho de Queiroz, also known as Estádio Vila Olímpica (Portuguese

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 for Olympic Village), is one of the football

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 stadiums owned by Paraná Clube

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 in Curitiba

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, Paraná

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, Brazil

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, the other being Estádio Vila Capanema

Estádio Vila Capanema

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. The stadium holds 18,500 people. Its formal name honors Erton Coelho de Queiroz, who was Pinheiros

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' president from 1982 to 1985, and helped the stadium construction.

History

In 1983, the works on Estádio Vila Olímpica were completed. The stadium waso originally named Estádio Orestes Thá, after a Pinheiros' former president. The inaugural match was played on September 7 of that year when Pinheiros beat Coriitba

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 1-0. he first goal of the stadium was scored by Pinheiros' Toninho Vieira.

On April 5, 1986, the stadium was renamed to Estádio Erton Coelho de Queiroz, who died in that year.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 17,926 people, set on June 8, 1997, when Paraná Clube beat União Bandeirante

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3-0.