Apolo Theatre

Historical and cultural context

Historic theater opened in 1842 and integrated into the Apolo-Hermilo performing arts training and research center. Meu Recife places the site within the editorial thread “Recife · performing-arts circuit · arts · performing arts”. This reading first establishes the documented cultural role, then keeps it separate from mutable hours, admission and exhibition programming.

What to notice on site

Begin with these source-grounded themes: façade; auditorium; relationship with the street. They are not a generic attraction checklist, but prompts derived from this specific profile's evidence. Read the façade, auditorium and relationship with the street as parts of one performing-arts venue; check the current programme separately.

Relationship with the city and district

Apolo Theatre is in Old Recife, Recife. The atlas connects it to the “Recife · performing-arts circuit · arts · performing arts” circuit, grouping places by theme and geography without inventing a single chronology. Treat the approach, nearby streets and shifts in urban scale as part of the visit: they explain how the place belongs to this part of the city.

Verified facts

Every fact below is linked to this profile’s source codes.

Location

Old Recife · Recife

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Listed address

Rua do Apolo, 121

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Documented focus

Historic theater opened in 1842 and integrated into the Apolo-Hermilo performing arts training and research center.

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Evidence basis

Identity, location and cultural relevance are supported by primary evidence.

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Original Meu Recife editorial copy based only on this profile's source codes. It does not reproduce third-party text in full or turn a community-guide opinion into fact.

Before visiting

Reference address

Rua do Apolo, 121, Bairro do Recife, Recife — PE

Stage & cinema

30–60 min without a show

What can change

Hours, tickets, accessibility and temporary closures can change. Confirm with the official source before visiting.

Getting there

Coordinates published by an institutional source

Reference address

Rua do Apolo, 121

District and city

Bairro do Recife · Recife, PE

Verified coordinates

-8.061439, -34.872534