Estádio Presidente Vargas (Ceará)

The Estádio Presidente Vargas, nicknamed PV, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for association football and American football matches and is the home stadium of América Football Club (CE), Fortaleza, Ferroviário Atlético Clube and Associação Esportiva Tiradentes. The stadium holds approximately 20,000 people and was built in 1941. The stadium is owned by the Fortaleza City Hall, and it is named after Brazilian president Getúlio Vargas.

Estádio Presidente Vargas
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Aerial view of the stadium
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Full nameEstádio Municipal Presidente Getúlio Vargas
LocationFortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
OwnerFortaleza City Hall
Capacity20,600
Field size105 x 68
SurfaceGrass
Construction
OpenedSeptember 21, 1941
Renovated2008-2011
Tenants
América (CE)
Ferroviário
Fortaleza
Associação Esportiva Tiradentes
Ceará

The stadium was the largest stadium in Fortaleza until 1973 when the Castelão stadium was inaugurated.

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