Centro Cultural João Nogueira, Cultural center in Méier, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Centro Cultural João Nogueira is a public cultural center in Méier, in Rio's North Zone, opened in 2012 in the former Imperator cinema and show house. It holds a theater seating 751 people (1,300 standing), three cinema rooms run by Grupo Severiano Ribeiro as Cine Carioca Méier, an exhibition room, a bistro and a 1,200-square-metre green terrace.

The building previously housed Cine Imperator, which was once the largest cinema theater in Latin America. This significant past as a movie palace has shaped the character of the space and its role today for arts and culture.

The centre is named after João Nogueira, a singer and composer born and raised in Méier, a member of Portela's composers' wing and founder of the Clube do Samba street block. Its reopening show on 12 June 2012 was performed by his son, Diogo Nogueira. The project "Outra Cena" adds courses, workshops and lectures on artistic training and thought.

The center sits in Méier, in Rio's North Zone, on the site of the old Cine Imperator, whose entrance faced the sidewalk where young moviegoers once gathered. The theater holds 751 seated or 1,300 standing spectators, and the three Cine Carioca Méier screens are run by Grupo Severiano Ribeiro. A 1,200-square-meter green terrace tops the building.

The building's name honors João Nogueira, a singer and composer born and raised in Méier, a member of Portela's composers' wing and founder of the Clube do Samba street block. The center was inaugurated on 12 June 2012 with a show by his son, Diogo Nogueira.