Estádio 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 Major Antônio Couto Pereira, who was Coritiba's president in 1926, 1927, and between 1930 and 1933. He started the stadium construction.
With the inauguration of the Pro-Tork Sector on Mauá Street and the construction of a new exit at the back curve, Couto Pereira now has an official capacity approved by the Fire Department for 40,502 spectators, distributed as follows:[4][5]
In the stadium, there are forty-three restrooms, twenty for females and twenty-three for males. Additionally, there are twenty snack bars and five locker rooms (Coritiba, visitor, female and male referees, and doping control), along with a parking lot with 400 spaces. For security, there are one hundred and twenty-seven cameras and a monitoring center overseeing the movement of spectators.
The field has dimensions of 105 x 69 meters, with Bermuda 419 grass.[6]
The Stadium[edit]
All seats in Coritiba's Stadium are numbered. A ticket system using magnetic media and electronic turnstiles allows for the stadium's segmentation, achieved through color identification.
During the current phase of renovations, approximately fifteen thousand new seats have been installed in various sections, enhancing comfort and safety.[7]
Adjacent to the stadium is the "Sou 1909" store, selling licensed products and sports materials related to Coritiba, featuring the club's "1909" brand.
The Couto Pereira Stadium is equipped with elevators for press and authorities to access the upper seats.
Trophy Walkway[edit]
The Couto Pereira Stadium features two spaces that honor the former president Amâncio Moro and the ex-player of América, Belfort Duarte, who for over forty years lent his name to the stadium in Curitiba.
These two spaces boast modern facilities with food courts. The Belfort Duarte area includes a gallery where photos and 75 of the club's key trophies will be showcased. Among them are the 1985 Brazilian Champion and the 1973 Champion of the People's Tournament.
Gigantic photographic panels depicting various phases of Couto Pereira, from its construction through various renovations, adorn the environment with its entire floor made of Labrador green granite.
The gallery project was executed by the Coxa-Branca architect Ricardo Carvalho. Each display case accommodates between twelve and twenty trophies, carefully selected from the club's major accomplishments over more than 100 years. A group of fans and researchers, The Hellenics, conducted the historical survey that sheds light on Coritiba's victorious history. The group includes journalist Vinícius Coelho, researcher Levi Mulfort, and fans Pierre Alexandre Boulos, Guilherme Straube, Alan Roger da Silva, and Maurício Pasternack.