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Theatro da Paz
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Opera house · Belém, Brazil

Theatro da Paz

On the globe
Dated
Dated 1869–78
Declared purpose
Opera house
Today
Survives, UNESCO site
Build time
About 9 years
Region
Latin America
On the list as
Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Neoclassical opera house at the mouth of the Amazon, listed by UNESCO in 2026 with Teatro Amazonas.

  1. Rubber boom

    Built in the rubber-boom years.

  2. UNESCO

    Listed with Teatro Amazonas.

Questions worth asking

  • Why two great opera houses in the Amazon?

Possible original uses

  • Opera house

What the photos show

Sources

Further viewing

Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.

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