Major Antônio Couto Pereira

Estádio Major Antônio Couto Pereira, often shortened to Couto Pereira, is the home of Coritiba Foot Ball Club, located in Curitiba, Paraná state, Brazil. Its formal name honors the Major Antônio Couto Pereira, who was Coritiba's president in 1926, 1927, and between 1930 to 1933. He started the stadium construction.
== History ==
In 1927, Major Antônio Couto Pereira, the club's president at that time, acquired a 36,300 m² area, paying for it a hundred contos de réis. Between the groundplot purchase, which should also accommodate the club's headquarters at the Alto da Glória neighborhood, and the stadium construction, almost five years passed.
The stadium was originally named after Belfort Duarte,. The stadium was named after Belfort Duarte because the Coritiba counselors did not come to an agreement about the stadium name. The name Belfort Duarte was chosen by president Couto Pereira as a provisory name, which lasted 45 years.
== The Stands ==
=== Mauá ===
In Mauá section, there are 11.345 seats.
=== Sociais ===
In there, are almost 1.500 seats.
=== Upper Sociais ===
In there, are 5.040 seats.
=== Stand (Império Alviverde) ===
In there, are 13.000 seats. 
=== Visitors ===
In there, are 6.162 seats.
== Ticket prices ==
You can buy you ticket in Coritiba official website. 
== External links and references ==
* Coritiba official website
Category:Stadium
Category:Football venus in Brazil
Category:Coritiba Foot Ball Club