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| The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom.<ref name="Historia" /> It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies, |
The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom.<ref name="Historia" /> It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies,<ref name="Imirante" /> in ].<ref name="Historia" /> It was named Teatro da União.<ref name="Imirante" /> It seated 800 spectators, or 5% of the citizens at the time.<ref name="Historia" /> In 1852 it was named Teatro São Luiz,<ref name="Historia" /> and in 1922 renamed again, after the poet and playwright ] in 1922.<ref name="Imirante" /> | ||
| From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.<ref name="Imirante" /><!-- | From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.<ref name="Imirante" /><!-- | ||
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The Teatro Arthur Azevedo is a theatre in São Luís, the capital of Maranhão, Brazil. The building in neoclassical style is located in the Historic Centre of São Luís. Built in 1817, it is the second oldest theatre of Brazil and was named after Artur Azevedo. The present structure was rebuilt, following the original plans, in 1989.
History
The theatre was the second theatre in Brazil, built in 1817. Two Portuguese merchants, Eleutério Lopes da Silva Varela and Estevão Gonçalves Braga, had the idea of building a theatre of proportions they had seen in Lisbon in 1815, during the Maranhão cotton boom. It was built after the model of Italian theatres in horseshoe-shape with balconies, in neoclassical style. It was named Teatro da União. It seated 800 spectators, or 5% of the citizens at the time. In 1852 it was named Teatro São Luiz, and in 1922 renamed again, after the poet and playwright Artur Azevedo in 1922.
From 1940 and 1966 it served as a cinema. It was then abandoned and ended in ruins, with only the facade remaining. In 1989 it was demolished and rebuilt following the original plan. It seats 750 spectators on four levels. The theatre features a y a professional video system to record and broadcast shows.
References
- ^ "História". cultura.ma.gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "São Luís: 392 anos de História e Cultura". Imirante (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 December 2018.