Braga District
Braga
Braga (São José de São Lázaro e São João do Souto)

Theatre Circo

The Theatre Circo is a 20th-century, Portuguese revivalist theatre, in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. Designed by the architect João de Moura Coutinho, it was first inaugurated on 21 April 1915 with a performance of Ruggero Leoncavallo's operetta La reginetta delle rose.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 11:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Email: theatrocirco@theatrocirco.com
  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Braga, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Circus Theatre”, “Teatro Circo”, “Theatro Circo”, and “Theatro Circo de Braga”
  • Address: Avenida da Liberdade 697, Braga, 4710-251
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raio Palace and Fountain of the Idol.

Museum
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The Palace of Raio is a Baroque era residence in the urbanized area of the municipality of Braga, in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro. It is an example of the late Baroque, early Rococo style of decoration by architect André Soares, notable for his influence in the northern Baroque movement. is situated 150 metres south of Theatre Circo.

Museum
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The is a Roman fountain located in the civil parish of São José de São Lázaro, in the municipality of Braga, northern . Located in the former territory of the Callaici Bracari, the granite rock fountain/spring has Latin inscriptions, dedicated to the Gallaecian and Lusitanian gods Tongoenabiagus and Nabia. is situated 140 metres southeast of Theatre Circo.

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The Residence of the Crivos is a Renaissance-era shop/residence constructed outside the old walls of , in the civil parish of São João do Souto, municipality of Braga. is situated 110 metres northwest of Theatre Circo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São João do Souto and Sé.

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São José de São Lázaro and .

Suburb
Braga is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Maximinos, and Cividade. The population in 2011 was 14,572, in an area of 2.57 km2.

Suburb
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is a freguesia, located in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 13,236, in an area of 2.55 km². In is located the Faculty of Philosophy part of Catholic University of Portugal, the and the Colégio D.

Theatre Circo

Latitude
41.54967° or 41° 32′ 59″ north
Longitude
-8.42261° or 8° 25′ 21″ west
Elevation
191 metres (627 feet)
Levels
2
Open location code
8CHHGHXG+VX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108153358
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11820359
Wiki­data ID
Q914027
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Theatre Circo”. Photo: Sara silva, CC BY-SA 3.0.