Arizão

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Estádio Ary de Oliveira e Souza, usually known as Arizão, is a multi-use stadium located in Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Goytacaz Futebol Clube. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 15,000 people and was built in 1938. Arizão is owned by Goytacaz Futebol Clube. The stadium is named after Ary de Oliveira e Souza, who was a former president of Goytacaz Futebol Clube.

[edit] History

In 1938, the works on Arizão were completed. The inaugural match was played on January 9 of that year, when Goytacaz beat Internacional de Campos 2-1. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Goytacaz's Otto Nogueira.

The stadium's attendance record currently stands at 14,708, set on April 13, 1986 when Goytacaz and Flamengo drew 1-1.