Theatro da Paz, in Belém, and the Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus, Received the Title of World Cultural Heritage From the United

The Theatro da Paz, in Belém, and the Teatro Amazonas, in Manaus (AM), received the title of World Cultural Heritage from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The joint candidacy was approved in the early hours of Monday (27). Opened at the end of the 19th century, when the Amazon was experiencing intense economic development due to the extraction of latex and the sale of rubber, the two theaters bring together structures with European materials and similar cultural purposes, although 18 years separate the inauguration of the two houses.

Due to their historical proximity, the candidacy of the two cultural spaces was presented together, under the name Teatros da Amazônia. Brazilian heritage sites The inscription is the 26th inclusion of Brazilian cultural, natural or mixed assets on UNESCO's international list. The cities of Brasília and Ouro Preto, historic centers such as Salvador and São Luís, natural assets such as the Central Amazon Conservation Complex and mixed assets such as the cultures and biodiversity of Paraty and Ilha Grande also received this recognition.

Check out more information about the nomination on Repórter Brasil Tarde, from TV Brasil Theatro da Paz Located in Belém, capital of Pará, Theatro da Paz was opened in 1878, based on the architectural design of engineer José Tibúrcio Pereira Magalhães. His main inspiration was the Teatro alla Scala, in Milan, Italy. Construction took place between 1869 and 1874, but, due to complaints involving costs and governments, the cultural space could only be opened at the end of the investigation investigating the irregularities.

Theatro da Paz received the TE Dx Amazônia in 2025. Rêgo/Agência Brasil In architectural terms, it was designed to mix the neoclassical style with Amazonian elements, in a structure designed to be an opera theater, with the presence of a pit for the orchestra capable of allowing a perfect equalization of the music played live with the voices of the opera singers. It underwent renovations of structural corrections to bring the initial project closer to the neoclassical style and the insertion of a 40 thousand liter water tank below the moat, which served both to supply the venue's cooling system and to make the acoustics perfect during the performances. It is considered the first opera theater in the Amazon and one of the first opera theaters in Brazil.

It has the title of theater-monument and historical heritage, given by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (Iphan). Teatro Amazonas Opened in 1896, in the Historic Center of Manaus, the Teatro Amazonas was based on the architectural project of provincial deputy Antônio José Fernandes Júnior, chosen by the Portuguese Office of Engineering and Architecture in Lisbon, in 1883. Teatro Amazonas - Archive/Marcelo Camargo/Agência Brasil The project also took a long time to get off the ground due to the high costs of the work and an impasse over the land chosen to house the cultural space.