Cinema São Luiz, Art Deco movie theater in central Recife, Brazil

Cinema São Luiz is an Art Deco movie theater in central Recife with a grand auditorium decorated in gold, red, and green ornamental details. The seating spans two levels with a balcony section accommodating about 800 viewers.

Cinema São Luiz opened on 6 September 1952, built on the site of the Holy Trinity Anglican Chapel, erected in 1838 and demolished a century later to widen Avenida Conde da Boa Vista and make room for the cinema and the Edifício Duarte Coelho. It was restored in 2008, the same year the Pernambuco state government listed it as a historic monument.

The name honours King Louis IX of France: embroidered fleurs-de-lis and sixteen war shields on the ceiling refer to the king and the Crusades. Two stained-glass windows made in 1951 by Aurora de Lima, a pupil of Heinrich Moser, show flower jars beside the screen. The entrance hall holds a panel by Lula Cardoso Ayres, and the venue hosts festivals such as Cine PE and Recifest.

The entrance sits at the corner where Avenida Conde da Boa Vista, Rua da Aurora and Ponte Duarte Coelho meet, on the Capibaribe riverbank; the hall occupies the first four of the Edifício Duarte Coelho's fourteen floors. The 2008 renovation installed a Barco 23B 4K digital projector for 3D films plus Dolby 7.1 sound processors and amplifiers. Capacity is 800 seats.

Two stained-glass windows beside the screen, made in 1951 by Aurora de Lima, a pupil of Heinrich Moser, show vases of flowers; the São Luiz is one of the few cinemas in the world with interior stained glass. The entrance hall holds a panel by Lula Cardoso Ayres, and suspended tapestries cross on the ceiling.