In 1932, Coritiba won both the "Torneio Inicio" and the "Torneio dos Cronista Esportivos". On 7 August 1932, Coritiba beat Atlético-PR 6–1, away from home and with a reserve team. On 19 November, Coritiba inaugurated its new Belfort Duarte stadium. The inaugural match was against "América-RJ", a team from Rio who were the defending champions of the "Campeonato Carioca", which is the state championship in Rio de Janeiro. Coritiba won 4–2 and began a long period of success, winning many titles including the city's championship, "Campeonato da Cidade" (1933, 1935 and 1939), the "Campeonato Paranaense" (1933, 1935 and 1939), the "Torneio Arthur Friedenreich" (1934) and "Torneio Início" (1939).