Cine Teatro Ouro Verde, Cultural theater in central Londrina, Brazil
Cine Teatro Ouro Verde is a cinema and theatre venue in central Londrina, maintained by the state government and administered by the State University of Londrina. Its building, listed by the state heritage authority, reopened in 2017 after reconstruction with an auditorium seating 853 spectators.
Celso Garcia Cid, a coffee planter, opened the theatre on 24 December 1952; it was designed by architect Vilanova Artigas with 1,500 seats. The state university bought it in 1978 and renamed it Cine Teatro Universitário Ouro Verde. A fire destroyed the building on 12 February 2012; reconstruction began in January 2014 with 8.5 million reais and it reopened on 30 June 2017.
Since the 1980s the theatre has hosted the shows of the Festival Internacional de Londrina (FILO). The name Ouro Verde, "green gold", refers to the coffee boom that funded its construction in 1952; the original name remains more commonly used than the official Cine Teatro Universitário Ouro Verde.
Recent renovation has restored the theater with modern facilities, allowing visitors to enjoy performances in comfortable conditions. Its central location makes it easily accessible and positions it near other urban amenities.
The name refers to coffee cultivation, which shaped the economic development of northern Parana and transformed the region. This historical connection to local agriculture remains embedded in the venue's identity.
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