Teatro Municipal, Theatre in Sabará, Brazil.

Teatro Municipal is a simple-facade theater in Sabará with three tiers of wooden galleries in the Italian model: 41 boxes on the first two levels, a popular gallery on the top level, and a stalls area, totaling 400 seats. The building is attributed to Colonel Pedro Gomes Nogueira and Father Mariano de Souza e Silvino, with a design by Francisco da Costa Lisboa.

The building opened on June 2, 1819, replacing an older structure from 1770. Emperor Pedro I visited in 1831, and Emperor Pedro II came by in 1881.

The theater takes its name from the municipality and remains a gathering place for the community. Visitors can still experience performances in a space that has hosted local audiences for generations.

The theater stands in the center of Sabará, in Minas Gerais, and is reached on foot from the surrounding historic streets. It reopened in February 1970 after restoration led by architect Luciano Amédée Péret, keeping its original features. The interior holds 41 boxes on two levels plus a popular gallery above, so upper seats are reached by stairs.

Between 1840 and 1870, the theater was a stage for abolitionist plays that sparked important discussions in the city. These performances served as a platform for civic engagement and showed how theater could challenge society to think about major social issues.