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The cinema was listed as a state-level listed historic structure by Mato Grosso in 1984.

Timeline

 * 1896 - First cinema "session" in Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro
 * 1910 - "Cine Mundial", first cinema in Cuiabá, founded by Dutra Brothers; it soon burned
 * 1912 - "Cine Parisièn" founded by Manoel Bodstein on site of present-day Presbyterian Church; silent films with a band
 * 1939 -
 * 1940 - A survey published in O Estado de Mato Grosso suggests name "Cine Teatro Cuiabá"

Early theaters
Cinema first arrived in Brazil in 1896 in Rio de Janeiro. It arrived in Cuiabá in 1910 with the opening of "Cine Mundial" by the Dutra brothers; it soon burned. "Cine Parisièn" opened in 1912. It was founded by Manoel Bodstein on site of present-day Presbyterian Church. It featured silent films accompanied by a live bind. The old theater owned by the Sociedade Amor à Arte on the corner of Rua Formosa (now Joaquim Murtinho) and Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas.

Official Works of Júlio Strübing Müller
The Cine Teatro Cuiabá is one of the Official Works of Júlio Strübing Müller, the powerful.

took on the construction of the Cine Teatro Cuiabá. It is one of several modernist buildings in the Historic Center of Cuiabá built during the Estado Novo (1937-1945) period of Brazil under Getúlio Vargas. Vargas prioritized and funded the modernization of the urban fabric of regional capitals such as Cuiabá. It was one of the "official works" (obras oficiais) of the Estado Novo in Cuiabá, and opened under the government of. The were carried out by Coimbra Ltd.

Cinema Parisièn was demolished in 1938 under the plan for the construction of the Grande Hotel of Mato Grosso. Coimbra Ltd. designed a hotel that required the entire corner site at Rua Formosa and Avenida Presidente Getúlio Vargas. The decision was unpopular, and the removal of Cinema Parisièn left the city without a performance space for film or plays. A group of citizens gathered at the demolition site, and the newspaper O Estado de Mato Grosso (1939-1972) supported the public movement against the demolition. In 1939 Júlio Strübing Müller then proposed a large-scale cinema adjacent to the Grade Hotel de Mato Grosso to replace the Cinema Parisièn; it additionally was included in the Official Works program.

O Estado de Mato Grosso published a survey on June 28, 1940 on the naming of both the new hotel and cinema. Readers preferred the simple names "Cine Teatro Cuiabá" and "Grande Hotel de Mato Grosso". Both were adopted by the Júlio Müller administration.

Early history
The opening of the Cine Teatro Cuiabá was discussed many months in advance of its opening. Newspapers speculated on the first film that would be shown at the theater, and it even led to betting on the title. The announcement of the first movie was published as a news story on the front page of O Estado de Mato Grosso, the largest newspaper in the state. O Estado revealed that "The Bride Came as Ordered", a Warner Brothers film starring Betty Davis and James Cagney, would be the first film.

The Cine Teatro Cuiabá opened on May 23, 1942 with a large ceremony attended by Júlio Strübing Muller. The cinema was both "modern and luxurious by the standards of the time." It was built in the Art Deco style and seated 600 people.

The Cine Teatro hosted live performances as well. The singer Angela Maria, the group Los Panchos, Jercy Jacob. Films at the Cine Teatro were shown three or four years after their initial release. The theater installed cinemascope technology in 1958.

"The construction of the Cine Teatro Cuiabá gave the capital of Mato Grosso a new and important connotation in the social, cultural and economic aspect of the State."

The theater became a meeting point for the wealthy society of Cuiabá in the 1950s and 1960s. It building had both as a cinema, theater, and tea room. It also served as a reference for the circulation of illustrious national authorities such as politicians, businessmen and artists around the capital and could be the target of a large flow of shows and artistic activities for several decades, which placed it as an element of political-social contribution to the city's permanence. of Cuiabá as the capital of Mato Grosso.

Closure and reuse
The Cine Teatro Cuiabá closed in 1997. Television and home video steadily eroded audience sizes; additionally, the Historic Center of Cuiabá was "devalued" with the construction of retail and entertainment spaces away from the city center. The cinema soon fell into disuse.

The state of Mato Grosso took over the building, and began a renovation in 2005. It was fully restored and re-opened in 2009 with a "readjusted" stage. Importantly, the sound systems, acoustics, and air conditioning were modernized. The Cine Teatro Cuiabá is the most used cultural space in the state of Mato Grosso, and hosts national and regional performances of all kinds.

Interior
The cinema was of "considerable" size for a city of 54,000 people.

Protected status
The Cine Teatro Cuiabá was listed as a state-level historic structure by the State Secretary for Culture, Sports and Leisure of Mato Grosso (Secretaria de Estado de Cultura, Esporte e Lazer de Mato Grosso, SECEL) under listing no. 61/83 published January 1, 1984.

Access
The cinema functions as both a movie theater, performance space, and cultural center, and may be visited.