Amigão
Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro, usually known by its nickname Amigão (sometimes called O Amigão), is a multi-purpose stadium in Campina Grande, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 35,000. The stadium was built in 1975.
O Amigão | |
Sisbrace | |
Full name | Estádio Governador Ernani Sátyro |
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Location | Campina Grande, Brazil |
Coordinates | 7°15′14″S 35°52′51″W |
Owner | Paraiba state government |
Capacity | 35,000 |
Field size | 110 x 75m |
Construction | |
Built | 1975 |
Opened | 1975 |
Tenants | |
Treze Futebol Clube Campinense Clube |
The Amigão is owned by the government of Paraíba state. The stadium is named after Ernani Sátyro, who was the governor of Paraíba state from 1971 to 1975. Amigão means Big Friend in Portuguese language and it refers to the way Ernani Sátyro called his voters, amigos velhos, meaning old friends.
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