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Nightlife & music
Pubs, forró, Circo Voador, and the houses under the arches.
Music
Live samba, choro, and gafieira houses within walking distance.
Landmarks
The aqueduct, the tiled steps, and Lapa's best-known corners.
Outdoors
Parks, viewpoints, the waterfront, and the beach days that sit a metro ride from Lapa.
Practical
Pharmacy, greengrocer, supermarket, metro, tram, and Santos Dumont.
Transit
Tram, metro, VLT, and the Santos Dumont airport nearby.
Events
Réveillon, Carnaval, Rock in Rio, the Saturday antique fair, and the dates that change a Lapa stay.
Stories
Researched essays on Lapa — aqueduct, bohemia, samba, the Municipal theatre, and carnival.
Routes
Six walks and rides from the studio: Lapa first, then Centro, the port, Flamengo, Urca, and Copacabana.
Directory
Every published place, searchable. Category pages stay short; this list is the full inventory.