António Santos Júnior became director general of the Coliseu dos Recreios in the same year.

[1] The spectre of António Santos is rumored to have haunted the Coliseum until a major refurbishment of the installations was completed in February 1994, that included remodelling of the hall and stage, and reconstruction of the surrounding spaces.

[1] On 22 August 2006, the Coliseu (owing to its stylistic, typological and historic importance) was designated for preservation.

[1] The DRCLisboa, on establishing the Special Protection Zone for the Castle of São Jorge (and surroundings), included the building.

[1] As a Property of Public Interest, the National Council for Culture (Portuguese: Conselho Nacional de Cultura) proposed that archiving of the Special Protection Zone on 10 October 2011, which were necessitated on 18 October 2011 by IGESPAR.