The Cidade das Artes (City of Arts) is a cultural complex located in

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in the Southwest Zone of

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, Brazil, which was originally planned to open in 2004, with the name of Cidade da Música (City of Music). The formal inauguration was in January 2013, with the musical "Rock in Rio". The project's R$515 million (approx. US$250 million) to the city of Rio caused much controversy was originally budgeted at R$86 million. As the new home of the

Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira The Brazilian Symphony Orchestra () is a Brazilian orchestra. Founded in 1940, it is located at Avenida Rio Branco, downtown Rio de Janeiro. It is one of the country's foremost orchestras, performing more than 5,000 concerts since its inauguratio ...

(Brazilian Symphony Orchestra) and a main center for music, the ''Cidade das Artes'' is the largest modern concert hall in

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, with 1,780 seats. The complex spans approximately 90 thousand square metres and also features a

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of Musical instrument, instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a Great chamber, palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music ...

hall, three theatres, and 12 rehearsal rooms. The terrace offers panoramic views of the neighbourhood of

. The building was designed by the French architect

Christian de Portzamparc Christian de Portzamparc (; born 5 May 1944) is a French architect and urbanist. He graduated from the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris in 1970. His projects reflect a sensibility to their environment and to urbanism that is a found ...

and construction was funded by the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cidade da Musica Music venues in Rio de Janeiro (city) Performing arts centres