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Casa da Cultura Laura Alvim
Facing the beach, the charming Laura Alvim cultural center screens foreign (of the non-Hollywood variety) and independent flicks. Its small screening room seats 72.
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Casa França-Brasil
Housed in the Casa França-Brasil, this small 53-seat theater shows French films and an occasional independent classic.
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Centro Cultural Laurinda Santos Lobo
The large mansion built in 1907 once served as a salon for artists from Brazil and abroad as socialite Laurinda Santos Lobo hosted her parties there. Villa-Lobos and Isadora Duncan among others attended. Today, the cultural center still plays an active role in the neighborhood by hosting exhibitions and open-air concerts throughout the year.
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Cine Santa Teresa
This small, single-screen theater (seating just 46) is nicely located on Largo do Guimarães. Befitting the art-loving hood, the cinema screens a selection of independent and Brazilian films.
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Espaço Museu da República
The screening room in the dramatic Museu da República shows films you aren't likely to encounter elsewhere. The focus is world cinema - both contemporary and classic films.
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Espaço Unibanco de Cinema
This two-screen cinema in Botafogo shows a range of films - Brazilian, foreign, independent and the occasional Hollywood film. It has a lovely café inside, as well as a used record-and-book shop with a number of works focusing on the film arts.
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Estação Botafogo
One block from Espaço Unibanco, this small three-screen theater shows a mix of Brazilian and foreign films. The small café in front is a good place to grab a quick cafézinho (small black coffee) before the movie.
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Estação Ipanema
On the 1st floor of a small shopping complex in Ipanema, Estação Ipanema screens popular contemporary films from Brazil and abroad. Its two theaters seat 141 and 163 respectively.
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Estação Paço
This small, one-room screening theater (seating 64) in the Paço Imperial doesn't offer much in the way of state-of-the-art cinema viewing. However, the excellent selection of foreign and independent films makes up for the technological shortcomings.
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Odeon BR
Rio de Janeiro's landmark cinema is a remnant of the once flourishing movie-house scene that gave rise to the name Cinelândia. The restored 1920s film palace shows independent films, documentaries and foreign films, and hosts the gala for prominent film festivals. It also hosts worthwhile monthly events like movie marathons ( to ) on the first Friday of the month. Next door, Ateliê Odeon opens around weekend screenings.
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Roxy
Copacabana's only cinema is a good retreat when the weather sours. On three screens, the Roxy shows the usual films on wide release.
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Teatro Carlos Gomes
Facing the Praça Tiradentes, the large Teatro Gomes stages avant-garde dance shows and experimental theater. The theater seats 600; tickets for events here can be purchased through Ticketronics.
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Teatro do Leblon
This nicely located theater shows a mix of drama, cutting-edge and children's performances on three different stages. In the same complex is a bookstore, cafés and a range of eating/drinking spots.
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Teatro Leblon
Leblon's popular theater has two screens showing the latest Hollywood releases.
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UCI - New York City Center
Brazil's largest megaplex features 18 different screening rooms complete with large, comfortable chairs and stadium seating. Films are screened constantly (every 10 minutes on weekends).
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