Zumbi Esporte Clube, commonly known as Zumbi, is a Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian football club based in União dos Palmares

União dos Palmares

União dos Palmares is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 59,369 and its area is 428 km². Surrounding agricultural land is largely dedicated to sugar cane and cattle. At one time, when the city was an active rail stop with regular passenger service, it...

, Alagoas state

Alagoas

Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...

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History

The club was founded on November 15, 1954, being named after Zumbi

Zumbi

Zumbi , also known as Zumbi dos Palmares, was the last of the leaders of the Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil.-Quilombos:...

, who was the last leader of the Quilombo dos Palmares.

Stadium

Zumbi Esporte Clube play their home games at Estádio Orlando Gomes de Barros, nicknamed Praxedão. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people.