Theatro Circo was created in 1906 by a group of people from Braga led by Artur José Soares, José António Veloso, and Cândido Martins. At that time, the city only had the small Teatro São Geraldo, so Theatro Circo could meet the needs of the city, which, like the rest of the country, was experiencing a great theatrical development. In 1911, the project began to take shape in the hands of architect João de Moura Coutinho, and on April 21, 1915, Theatro Circo was inaugurated, coinciding with a period of great economic and social development in Braga. Over the decades, the space adapted to the new needs imposed by the evolution of the times and acquired new features, among which the installation of sound cinema stands out. Its stage hosted great internationally renowned artists of the time, such as cellist Guilhermina Suggia, violinist Isaac Stern, and pianist Arthur Rubenstein, as well as the National Orchestras of Florence, Prague, Madrid, or Vienna, the London Opera, among many others. However, unable to withstand the competition from new cinemas and television, and along with the revolutionary euphoria felt until the early 1980s, the decline of the equipment and its functions became more pronounced, initiating a discussion in the city about the future of Theatro Circo. In 1986, the Companhia de Teatro de Braga became the resident company of Theatro Circo and, in addition to ensuring its own theatrical production, also took on responsibilities in artistic programming. A year later, considering the great socio-cultural and heritage importance of the equipment, the Braga City Council acquired almost all of its share capital, thus assuming the strategic importance of this equipment in the Municipality’s cultural policy. In the late 1980s and throughout almost the entire 1990s, Theatro Circo continued to offer a varied program of theater, cinema, opera, ballet, music, exhibitions, and training activities. The remodeling process began in 1999, with Theatro Circo undergoing extensive restoration and requalification works, by decision of the municipal executive following a protocol established between the Braga City Council and the Ministry of Culture, co-financed by the ERDF. The requalification, consisting of the restoration of the entire building with full respect for its architecture and the reinforcement and consolidation of its structure and safety, aimed to convert Theatro Circo into a large cultural complex, equipped with the most current and complete stage and sound technology, capable of meeting the needs of contemporary art in its most varied dimensions. This entire process culminated on October 27, 2006, with the reopening of Theatro Circo, in a moment of celebration marked by the performance of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, which returned to the city a space of unusual grandeur and architectural beauty that would be difficult to surpass by any other hall, Portuguese or European. Two years after the completion of the works, in 2008, the City Council acquired the remaining shares and became the holder of 100% of the company’s capital.