serving the municipality of Braga. with profound changes in terms of interior compartmentation, colors and finishes, both interior and exterior, recreating elements and decorative friezes sought to resume the original work after consecutive years of alterations and adaptations, which made the original building uncharacteristic. the lack of elements designed and written about the work made the task of rehabilitation difficult, but allowed us to recreate the spirit of the time with what was possible to do with what existed. a new auditorium, a museum space, a bar, smoking rooms and a café-concert were created with direct access to the theater from the inside. . Architecture The theatre is located between other buildings, on the corner of Rua Gonçalo Sampaio with Avenida da Liberdade; on one of the principal avenues in the city, the Circo is transited by automobile traffic and pedestrian activity. It is part of frontal facade of a few examples of civil eclectic architecture. It is a rectangular layout, composed of two adjacent bodies, with staggered horizontal volumes, and the roofs covered in tile. The facades include two registers, plastered and painted rose, over a granite foundation, while topped by a cornice and architrave in granite. Main facade facing east, of five panels, those at the extreme ends indented, at the level of the upper register. Its centre is marked, by panel stone, with three arched doors, surmounted by balcony topped by lintel, on large corbels, with wrought iron guard. Three doors open at the level of the balcony, each between Ionic columns with wreaths, supporting a cornice, limited by two figureheads with frieze decorated with phytomorphic elements. In turn, the friezes crown a cornice topped sculpted urns, limited by step pyramids. The inscription on the frieze of the principal facade, decorated in phytomorphic elements in bronze, is the title TEATRO CIRCO. The flanking sections of the principal entranceway, also in granite stone, include three arched doorways surmounted by three rectangular windows and sill, with decorative motifs on the lintels. The south facade, is marked by three arched doors, similarly topped by wrought iron balcony, with rectangular windows and sills with decorative lintel motifs. Interior The theatre's central foyer is plastered and painted in rose, white and gold, with columns of marble, large glass doors, and a roof consisting of stucco panels painted in white, rose and gold. This space accesses the lounges, bar, dressing rooms and the