Not to be confused with Castelão (Maranhão)

Estádio Governador Plácido Castelo, also known as the Castelão (Portuguese pronunciation: [kasteˈlɐ̃w], Portuguese for 8️⃣ "Big Castle") or Gigante da Boa Vista, is a football stadium that was inaugurated on November 11, 1973 in Fortaleza, 8️⃣ Ceará, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of 63,903 spectators.

The stadium is owned by the Ceará state Government, and is the 8️⃣ home ground of Ceará Sporting Club and Fortaleza Esporte Clube.

Its formal name honors Plácido Aderaldo Castelo (1906–1979), who served as 8️⃣ the Governor of Ceará from September 12, 1966 to March 15, 1971, and was a leader in getting the stadium 8️⃣ built.[2]History [ edit ]

Castelão was constructed from 1969 to 1973 and was inaugurated on November 11 of that year.