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Cradle of national football, the Laranjeiras field, located in the headquarters of Fluminense, was the stage of the first game in the history of the Brazilian National Team, in 1914. The match was a friendly against English side Exeter City and the Brazilians took the lead, winning 2–0. There, five years later, the historic Estádio das Laranjeiras, also known as Estádio Manoel Schwartz, would be erected. Built so that Brazil could host the South American National Team Championship in 1919, the Laranjeiras Stadium was the first in the country.

The construction initiative came from Arnaldo Guinle, patron and president of Fluminense from 1916 to 1931. In the first game of the South American National Teams, a competition now called Copa América, Brazil faced and thrashed Chile 6-0. Held on 11 May 1919, the match marked the stadium's first official match. Seven days later, Laranjeiras would receive the first Brazil vs. Argentina in Brazil. Victory of Brazil by 3 to 1. Later, the Seleção would be crowned champions against Uruguay.

In 1922, with its own resources and again at the initiative of President Arnaldo Guinle, the Tricolor expanded its stadium, with a capacity of 18,000 fans to 25,000, to host the Latin American games, an event that celebrated the centenary of Brazil's independence. The headquarters of Laranjeiras was the stage of the competition, which was held with little help from the government. Later that year, Brazil would again host the South American Teams with Laranjeiras as the backdrop. The double championship came with a 3-0 win over Paraguay.

An important part of the history of the Brazilian National Team, the Estádio das Laranjeiras is known as the stadium where Brazil never lost. Between 1914 and 1918, there were 18 games of the green and yellow in the Laranjeiras and no defeats. The last achievement of the Seleção at the Estádio das Laranjeiras was the Copa Rio Branco in 1931, when Brazil beat Uruguay 3-2 with goals from Nilo, a player with a brilliant spell at Fluminense.

The Tricolor played matches at the stadium until 2003, totaling 842 games in Laranjeiras. The stadium hosted the training, press conferences and all the preparation of Fluminense players until 2016, when the CT of Barra da Tijuca was inaugurated.