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A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
Costa invested $18,600 to open a 35-seat independent cinema that offers unique films and creates a loyal community amid Brazil's multiplex-dominated market.
- Costa opened Cine LT3, a 35-seat cinema in São Paulo, fulfilling a childhood dream fifty years in the making.
- He credits a childhood filmgoing experience with inspiring his pursuit, saying films can transform people, and first entered a dark theater at age 6.
- Using his savings and credit card, Costa spent about 100,000 reais renovating an old garage and installing vintage wooden seats from an old shuttered theater in the countryside.
- Local regular Maída Alves, 63, frequent Cine LT3 and spoke with the AP after screenings, while visitors say independent theaters preserve the city's cultural memory and offer rare communal spaces.
- Industry data show multiplex dominance and few small screening rooms; nearly 90% of Brazil's cinema screens operate inside shopping malls, with only 423 screening rooms in small theaters in 2024.
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A man in Brazil turned his childhood dream into a small cinema for film lovers
Carlos Costa has fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a movie theater. Inspired by a trip to the movies with his grandmother at age six, Costa opened Cine LT3 in Sao Paulo three years ago.
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