Teatro Rival

A private cultural space with such an extensive history is very rare in Brazil, which makes the Rival a true model of cultural resistance.

Behind this longevity is a very important feature of our theater: its capacity for transformation.

Still under the command of its precursor Américo Leal, the theater was one of the main stages of the Theater of Magazine. Then, in search of changes, the stage received the whole generation of the so-called Teatro do Rebolado.

Amid the period of military dictatorship, the alternative character of the house was emphasized with its famous transvestite shows.

From Grande Otelo, Oscarito and Dercy Gonçalves to Rogéria, Jane di Castro and Divina Valéria, the Rival remained as democratic space and great reference of the carioca vanguard.

Already under the baton of Angela Leal, another great transformation happened: the stage of theater and musicals, became the cradle of generations of Brazilian popular music artists.

The contemporary samba of Beth Carvalho, Zeca Pagodinho, Alcione, Arlindo Cruz, Luis Carlos da Vila and João Nogueira. The tradition of Cauby Peixoto, Angela Maria and Elza Soares. The virtuosity of João Bosco, Emílio Santiago, Luis Melodia, Ivan Lins. The renewing power of Cassia Eller, Lenine, Adriana Calcanhoto, Seu Jorge and Otto.

All of them and almost all of their colleagues in each of these generations were either released, publicly formed or duly redeemed by the Teatro de Angela, the sponsored Teatro Rival Petrobrás.