The Re-Pa is the Brazilian association football derby between two Belém based teams – Re mo and Pa ysandu , the biggest one in Pará and in Brazil's North Region . Both Remo and Paysandu fans recognise each other as their biggest rivals and the derby is one of the fiercest in Brazilian football. With 775 matches, it is the most played derby in the world.
6-484: Paysandu ( Curuzu ) and Remo ( Baenão ) stadiums are around 200 meters apart, being the 2nd shortest distance between rivals' stadiums in the world, behind only those of the two teams from Dundee , Scotland . On May 4, 2016, the derby was declared intangible cultural heritage of the State of Pará, being qualified as a cultural expression of the people of Pará. The first match between the two teams happened on June 14, 1914, by
12-544: A maximum capacity of 16,200 people. The stadium is nicknamed Estádio da Curuzu because it is located near the Curuzu street. Estádio da Curuzu is also nicknamed the Vovô da Cidade (meaning City's Grandpa ) because it is the oldest stadium of Pará state. Paysandu acquired the stadium from Empresa Ferreira & Comandita in July 1918, paying 12 contos de réis for it. On 4 July 1997, one of
18-466: The 2000 Campeonato Brasileiro are included as Série B matches. Last match: 17 July 2023, Paysandu 1–0 Remo, Série C Est%C3%A1dio da Curuzu Estádio Leônidas Sodré de Castro , also known as Estádio Leônidas Castro , but usually known as Estádio da Curuzu , is a football stadium owned by Paysandu Sport Club , located in São Braz neighborhood, Belém , Pará , Brazil. The stadium has
24-492: The Campeonato Paraense that year. Remo won 2–1, with goals from Rubilar and an own goal from Bayma. Paysandu's goal was scored by Mateus. Initially, Remo and Paysandu maintained a somewhat friendly relationship. However, this changed on January 23, 1915, when Remo's first secretary, Elzemann, sent a letter to Antônio Barros (president of Paysandu at the time), in order to carry out a match whose income would be used to help
30-570: The quickest goals in a football match was scored at Estádio da Curuzu. In the fourth second of the first half of the match, Vital Filho, of Paysandu, scored a goal against Santa Rosa . On 22 December 2001, at Estádio da Curuzu, Paysandu beat Avaí , of Santa Catarina state, 4-0, and won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B , thus being promoted to the following year's first division . On 28 April 2002, Paysandu beat São Raimundo , of Amazonas state, 3-0 at Estádio da Curuzu, winning
36-530: The teams financially. Paysandu sent a letter of reply, surrounded by insulting terms to Remo's proposal. In a second letter, the board of Paysandu accepted the challenge, without putting aside the insults. The following day, Remo sent another letter to end the friendly relations between the clubs. It was the beginning of one of the biggest rivalries in Brazilian football. *The matches from the Módulo Amarelo of
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