[1] It is named after Colonel Durival Britto e Silva, who was president of the RFFSA, the Brazilian Federal railroad company.

During many years Estádio Vila Capanema was Curitiba's most modern and comfortable stadium with a capacity of 15,000 spectators.

On June 25, 1950, Spain beat the United States of America and in the 29th day of that month, Paraguay and Sweden drew 2-2.

In 2006, Estádio Vila Capanema was modernized and Paraná Clube opened the stadium again after four years.

The American rock band Pearl Jam played at the stadium on November 9, 2011, as part of their 20th anniversary tour.