Sala Cecília Meireles

Sala Cecília Meireles is a theatre in the Lapa district of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is noted for its chamber music and is considered to be one of the best venues in terms of acoustics in the city.[1] The theatre is named in honor of Brazilian author and amateur pianist Cecília Meireles.

The building was erected in the late nineteenth century as the Grande Hotel da Lapa. And hosted many major landowners and politicians of the Old Republic .

In 1948 it was renovated and turning it into a cinema with the name Cine Colonial.

Two decades later, in 1965, as part of the celebrations of the fourth centenary of the city of Rio de Janeiro, the old cinema was converted to the Sala Cecilia Meireles. Aimed at creating a space for classical music, especially chamber music.

References

  1. ↑ Regis St. Louis (1 December 2010). Rio de Janeiro. Lonely Planet. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-74179-590-5. Retrieved 28 August 2012.


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