The Estádio Estadual Jornalista Edgar Proença, also known as Estádio Olímpico do Pará, and popularly called Mangueirão, is a football stadium in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It has a current seated capacity of 53,645, making it the eighth-largest football stadium in Brazil by capacity. The stadium is mainly used for football matches between the major football clubs in Pará, including Paysandu, Remo and Tuna Luso.
History Construction The Mangueirão stadium architectural project is from August 1969. The stadium was designed by Alcyr Meira, a local architect. The Pará State Governor of that time, Alacid Nunes, ordered a 120,000 people football stadium construction project. The works started in 1970, when were built the ditch, the field and the general bleachers. A year later, the project was changed, and the stadium maximum capacity was reduced from 120,000 to 70,000. In 1971 the construction works restarted, with the construction of the first structural module. The stadium had its first stage of construction completed in 1978.
The Mangueirão remained unfinished for many years and was nicknamed "bandola" for having only one side of the bleachers covered and painted in a marajoara motif.
Opening The opening match was played on 4 March 1978, when a Pará All-Stars team beat a Youngsters Uruguay national team 4–0. The first goal of the stadium was scored by Pará's Mesquita. Earlier, in an unofficial opening, Remo beat Operário 2–0.
First reform In 2000, the Mangueirão underwent renovations for the completion of the bleachers and the inclusion of an athletics track that lasted until 2002. At the stadium's reinauguration, on 5 May 2002, Paysandu and Remo tied 2–2 in a match valid for the Campeonato Paraense. The official name of the stadium was changed to the journalist Edgar Augusto Proença.
From 2002 to 2009, the Mangueirão hosted the Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo, with a record attendance in Latin America in 2005, with more than 40,000 spectators for this sport category.
The biggest attendance that the stadium received after its first renovation was 57,930, on 15 May 2003, when Paysandu lost to Boca Juniors in a match valid for the Copa Libertadores.
Second reform On 23 February 2021, a general renovation and expansion of the stadium was announced by the state government. Some FIFA standard modifications would be implemented, besides the addition of a control center for the Video assistant referee.
Close to the reopening, the stadium hosted two test events, with games between Remo and Paysandu valid for the semi-finals of the 2023 Copa Verde, on March 26 and 29, respectively. The official reopening took place on 9 April, in a derby match valid for the last round of Campeonato Paraense, with a 1–0 victory for Paysandu.
Brazil national football team DateTime (UTC–3)Team #1Res.Team #2RoundAttendance8 November 1990Undisclosed 0–0 Friendly33,6649 October 1997Undisclosed 2–0 FriendlyUndisclosed12 October 200521:30 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification47,00028 September 201121:50 2–0 2011 Superclásico de las Américas45,0008 September 202321:45 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification43,188
Notable events Sports DateEvent2002–2009Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo2 February 20252025 Supercopa do Brasil
Concerts Date Artist Tour / Concert name July 3, 2023 Thiaguinho Tardezinha Tour July 16, 2023 Alok New Experience Festival November 18, 2023 Gusttavo Lima Buteco Tour November 24, 2023 Joelma Isso é Calypso Tour December 16, 2023 Psica Festival May 11, 2024 Só Pra Contrariar O Último Encontro Tour
References
External links Mangueirão on FPF
See also All-seater stadium List of stadiums by capacity List of football (soccer) stadiums by capacity