Bragashopping is a shopping mall in the city center of Braga. It opened on 6 December 1996 as the result of the expansion of the former Centro Comercial Avenida (opened in the 1980s). The mall includes a Pingo Doce supermarket and, until 2021, a five-room cinema complex.
History
editThe original mall (Centro Comercial Avenida) exists since at least the early 80s, following the demolition of Grande Hotel Central in the late 70s.[1] Bragashopping was built on the back of Avenida[1] and opened on 6 December 1996.[2] Following the opening of Minho Center and Braga Parque, it used the tagline "o centro no centro do centro".[1]
In December 2003, the mall planned an expansion of its size starting in 2005[1]
During the pandemic, most shop owners lost their revenue.[3]
Cinemas
editThe old wing, when it was Centro Comercial Avenida, had its own cinemas (Cinemas Avenida). A fire broke out on the early hours of 18 October 1994 likely due to a short circuit; the materials present at its chairs and walls were highly flammable.[4] On 25 January 2014, the former Cinemas Avenida complex was occupied by Espaço TOCA.[5]
Bragashopping's new cinemas, originally Cinemas Bragashopping, were opened in 1996 and renamed Cinemax in 2003. When the first state of emergency was declared, Cinemax closed its screens on 16 March 2020.[6] After initial restrictions were lifted in October 2020, the cinemas closed in January 2021 with the proclamation of the last state of emergency; when it ended on 1 May, it was still closed.[7]
Fires
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 Bragashopping vai crescer a partir de 2005
- ↑ NuguelMusica leva animação de Natal ao aniversário do BragaShopping
- ↑ "Aqui dentro até se ouvem os passarinhos". Pequenos centros comerciais de Braga desesperam por reabrir, O Amarense, 9 May 2020, retrieved 11 May 2026
- ↑ Incêndio destrói sala do Cinema Avenida
- ↑ Espaço TOCA é bom exemplo para reinventar centro de Braga, Correio do Minho, 26 January 2014, retrieved 11 May 2026
- ↑ Coronavírus: Cinemas Nos, a maior cadeia de salas portuguesa, fecham nesta segunda-feira
- ↑ Mesmo com os horários mais normalizados, há quatro salas de cinema que ainda não reabriram
- ↑ Bragashopping evacuado após incêndio
- ↑ Incêndio em loja causa quatro feridos ligeiros e leva à evacuação do Braga Shopping, Diário do Minho, 4 May 2026 (requires subscription), retrieved 11 May 2026
- ↑ Incêndio em loja esotérica levou a evacuação do Braga Shopping, Correio do Minho, 4 May 2026, retrieved 11 May 2026