Estádio De Los Larios is a football (soccer) stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

 located in Xerém, a district of Duque de Caxias

Duque de Caxias

Duque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, bordered by Rio de Janeiro to the south. Its population was 842,890 and its area is 465 km². Its current Mayor is José Camilo Zito...

, Brazil

Brazil

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. The stadium is owned by Tigres do Brasil

Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil

Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil is a Brazilian football team from the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, founded on January 19, 2004.-History:...

. It has a maximum capacity of 11,000 people. The stadium is named after the club's founders, the Larios family.

History

Initially, the stadium was used as a training center, named CT do Tigres. It was used as the home ground of Tigres do Brasil in 2008 for the Campeonato Carioca Segunda Divisão

Campeonato Carioca (lower levels)

The Campeonato Carioca lower levels are the football tournaments for the Rio de Janeiro clubs that do not play in the Campeonato Carioca First Division. The competitions are organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation...

, without having an official name at the time.

The stadium was officially inaugurated on January 18, 2009, with two games. The first game was an all-star game, in which players such as Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres

Carlos Alberto Torres is a former Brazilian footballer, one of the most highly regarded defenders of all time. He captained Brazil to victory in the 1970 World Cup and is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century, as well as the U.S...

, Ricardo Rocha, Márcio Santos

Márcio Santos

Márcio Santos may refer to:*Márcio Roberto dos Santos, Brazilian football player, 1994 World Champion*Márcio dos Santos Gaia, Brazilian football player in England*Márcio Alexandre Gonçalves dos Santos Portuguese goalkeeper...

, Vampeta, and Adílio participated. The second game was a friendly game between Tigres do Brasil and Danubio

Danubio F.C.

-History:Danubio was founded by the Bulgarian born brothers, Miguel and Juan Lazaroff, on March 1, 1932 together with other youths from the "Republica de Nicaragua" school in Montevideo...

 of Uruguay. The game ended 4–4. The first official competition game played in the stadium was the Campeonato Carioca

Campeonato Carioca

The Campeonato Carioca, also known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the football league of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and is one of the most prestigious national football tournaments...

 game between Tigres do Brasil and Vasco

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama

Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama |Rowing Club]]), usually known as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a famous and traditional Brazilian multisports club from Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, founded on August 21, 1898...

, played on January 28, 2009. Vasco won 4–0.