teatro municipal carlos gomes at praça Tiradentes, downtown, is very eclectic in the style of presentations held in its rooms - From experimental theater to book launches, this city culture center hosts a wide range of artistic performances that can extend from the main room to the secondary ones.

the teatro municipal maria clara machado, part of the planetarium in rua padre leonel franca, nº 240, gávea, hosts theatre plays for adults and children, debates, speeches, readings, experimental theatre and chamber music - until 1994 it was an Italian type theatre, after being purchased and completely reformed by the city hall in 1996, it turned into an arena theatre and was named Teatro Planetário, and only in 2001 it received the name it bears today, Teatro Maria Clara Machado.

The sala municipal Baden Powell was projected as an exclusively musical space, but has become a more versatile place, that also presents plays but keeps its the main focus on MPB - The official website from city hall describing the theatre also denotes how the cultural center is committed to providing an entertainment option for the elderly of copacabana, neighborhood where it is located, at av. nossa senhora de copacabana, nº 360.