tickets for movies in rio can be easily bought on-line or at the counter, but depending on the night of the showing, tickets should be bought well in advance, especially for new releases and week-ends.

in most theaters, seats are numbered - so there is no random seating allowed and often theaters will not let anyone in the establishment 10 minutes past the beginning of the projection, so getting to the theater on time is important.

prices vary somewhat depending on the neighborhood where the theater is located, and all theaters offer discounts for the elderly and students who are registered at a local school and can show a valid ID.

very famous and easy to use is ingresso, a website with tickets for a variety of shows and events including movies - the site allows users to choose the dates, times, genre of the movie, the neighborhood, and the franchise via this link.