Municipal Theatre

Municipal Theatre

Also known as Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro

Year

1909

Type

building

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Modeled on the Paris Opera Garnier, the Theatro Municipal opened in 1909 as the crowning achievement of mayor Pereira Passos's campaign to remake Rio as a tropical Paris. The facade layers granite, marble, and bronze with Corinthian columns …

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