Spcine Olido

Spcine Olido is a cinema located in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It opened on 13 December 1957 with the film Tarde Demais para Esquecer and was the first cinema in São Paulo to operate inside a commercial gallery. In the 1980s the auditorium was subdivided into three smaller screens. It ceased commercial operations in 2001, was restored by the Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo, and reopened in 2004. After reopening, the venue was refurbished: the carpet in the screening room was replaced with rubber flooring and the space was repainted. It was further modernized with the arrival of the Circuito SP Cine, which brought state-of-the-art equipment and a regular programming schedule. Today the venue operates as part of the Circuito Spcine, the cinema network of the Prefeitura de São Paulo. The network comprises around 20 venues, located especially in neighborhoods not served by commercial cinemas. With high-quality sound and image equipment, Circuito Spcine presents weekly programming featuring Brazilian and international films. The project's aim is to democratize access to cinema and to guarantee more screens for Brazilian cinema. The Circuito Spcine itself is a realization of Spcine, the Empresa de Cinema e Audiovisual de São Paulo, an initiative of the municipal government focused on developing the cinema, games, and new media sectors. In 2016, Circuito Spcine inaugurated a network of public cinema auditoriums, connecting different locations in the city that lacked access to cinema: 15 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers (with CCSP having two auditoriums). In 2024, Circuito Spcine was expanded by another 12 cinema auditoriums in CEUs, totaling 27 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers. Spcine Olido is listed among the network's cinemas on the official Circuito Spcine website, alongside venues such as Spcine Aricanduva, Spcine Arthur Alvim, Spcine Barro Branco, Spcine Biblioteca Roberto Santos, Spcine Butantã, Spcine Caminho do Mar, Spcine Carrão, Spcine CCSP, Spcine CFC Cidade Tiradentes, and Spcine Feitiço da Vila. The venue is associated with the Galeria Olido in downtown São Paulo.

Cine Olido opened on 13 December 1957 with the film Tarde Demais para Esquecer. It was the first cinema in São Paulo to operate inside a commercial gallery. In the 1980s, the cinema auditorium was divided into three smaller screens. It ended its commercial activities in 2001, but was restored by the Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo and reopened in 2004. After reopening, the venue was refurbished: the carpet in the screening room was replaced with rubber flooring and it received new paint. The space was further modernized with the arrival of the Circuito SP Cine, which today provides state-of-the-art equipment and a regular programming schedule. Today the space hosts the Circuito Spcine, the cinema network of the Prefeitura de São Paulo. The network has around 20 venues, located especially in neighborhoods not served by commercial cinemas. With high-quality sound and image equipment, Circuito Spcine presents weekly programming full of Brazilian and international films. The project's aim is to democratize access to cinema and to guarantee more screens for Brazilian cinema. The Circuito Spcine is a realization of Spcine, the Empresa de Cinema e Audiovisual de São Paulo, an initiative of the municipal government focused on developing the cinema, games, and new media sectors. In 2016, Circuito Spcine inaugurated a network of public cinema auditoriums, connecting different locations in the city that lacked access to cinema: 15 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers (with CCSP having two auditoriums). In 2024, Circuito Spcine was expanded by another 12 cinema auditoriums in CEUs, totaling 27 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers. Spcine Olido is listed on the official Circuito Spcine website among the network's cinemas, alongside Spcine Aricanduva, Spcine Arthur Alvim, Spcine Barro Branco, Spcine Biblioteca Roberto Santos, Spcine Butantã, Spcine Caminho do Mar, Spcine Carrão, Spcine CCSP, Spcine CFC Cidade Tiradentes, and Spcine Feitiço da Vila. The venue is associated with the Galeria Olido in downtown São Paulo.

• 2024

  Circuito Spcine is expanded by another 12 cinema auditoriums in CEUs, totaling 27 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers.

• 2016

  Circuito Spcine inaugurates a network of public cinema auditoriums, connecting 15 CEUs and 4 Cultural Centers (with CCSP having two auditoriums).

• 2004

  The venue is restored by the Prefeitura Municipal de São Paulo and reopened.

• 2001

  The cinema ends its commercial activities.

• 1980

  The cinema auditorium is divided into three smaller screens.

• 1957

  Cine Olido opens on 13 December with the film Tarde Demais para Esquecer; it is the first cinema in São Paulo to operate inside a commercial gallery.

A historic downtown São Paulo cinema repurposed as a public, democratically accessible venue within the municipal Circuito Spcine network.

• Public cinema screenings

• Brazilian and international film programming

1. 1Cinemascircuitospcine.com.br
2. 2Sobre o Circuito Spcinecircuitospcine.com.br
3. 3Spcine Olidowikidata.org
4. 4Cine Olidopt.wikipedia.org