In 1913 a new theatre called
Teatro Nacional opened in Porto. Over the next several years, changes in the urban center led to modernization of the property, and in 1923 the new Rivoli Theatre appeared, remodelled, adapted to
cinema and with programming of
opera,
dance,
theater and
music. The new theatre, in
Art Deco style, was the responsibility of the Architect and Engineer
Júlio Brito. Rivoli Theatre is a municipal theater, Teatro Municipal do Porto.