Cinema in Rio de Janeiro

Is it raining and you want to go to a cinema in Rio? Here I have described how you can find out what is on, where and when. Lets start with some general info.

To Think About
One of the first questions you have to ask yourself is if the film is dubbed or subtitled. Most foreign films are subtitled, it says legendado, that means if it´s a french film the sound is original and you have Portuguese subtitles. If it says dublado it means that you have the by so many people hated voice over and no subtitles, this is more common with films for children. The price is around 15 R$ but you can get it for half the price with an international students id card!

What´s On Where and When?
There are two franchises that own almost all cinema theatres in Rio. They are Severiano Ribeiro who is the biggest, the other is Cinemark . Clicking on the links will take you to their sites and with a bit of navigation you can get all the info you need. You also have that same info listed in the newspaper "O Globo" everyday.

Independent Cinemas
There are quite few other movie theatres around. Most of them would appear in the movie section of the above mentioned "O Globo" newspaper. You can also make a online search on their homepage at Globos Cinema Search where all cinema theatres or venues show up, it´s really good for finding the non mainstream films.

Film Festivals
Every year you have two film festivals. The biggest is the international Festival do Rio , it´s two weeks of International films, lectures and events. It takes place all over the city, but the base is at the oldest cinema in Rio "Cine Odeon" at Praça Floriano 7, Cinelândia, Centro map. You can buy movie passes for a day or for the whole event. On the site you have more detailed info. 2007 it was held September 20th until October 4th. The other one is the Banff Mountain Film Festival that is an american mountaineering festival on tour. Last year it was held October 18th until the October 20th in the above mentioned "Cine Odeon".

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