Nightlife & music
Pubs, forró, Circo Voador, and the houses under the arches.
Arco Íris da Lapa
Arco Íris da Lapa is a pub at 72B Avenida Mem de Sá, in the dense block of Lapa night doors.
Armazém Senado
Armazém Senado is a pub on Avenida Gomes Freire with daytime hours — Monday–Friday 08:00–20:00, Saturday 08:00–16:00.
Asa Branca
Asa Branca is a pub mapped on Avenida Mem de Sá, in the same night corridor as the other Lapa doors.
Bar da Lapa
Bar da Lapa is a pub at 69 Avenida Mem de Sá, in the middle of the neighborhood’s night strip.
Bar do Augusto
Bar do Augusto is a pub at 72A Avenida Mem de Sá, sharing the numbering with Arco Íris da Lapa.
Belmonte
Belmonte is a pub at 82 Avenida Mem de Sá, on the same walking line as Bar da Lapa and Nova Capela.
Café Cultural Sacrilégio
Café Cultural Sacrilégio is a pub on Avenida Mem de Sá, in the Lapa night cluster.
Carioca da Gema
Carioca da Gema is a music house at 79 Avenida Mem de Sá, a short walk from the studio.
Lapa 40 Graus
Lapa 40 Graus is a music house at 97 Rua Riachuelo, one street off Mem de Sá.
Leviano Bar
Leviano Bar is a music room at 49 Rua Mem de Sá, with a published site and Instagram.
Paiol 08
Paiol 08 is a mapped pub at 24 Rua dos Arcos, beside Fundição Progresso, with weekday hours 09:00–18:00.
Rio Scenarium
Rio Scenarium is a music house at 20 Rua do Lavradio, in the antique-street wing of Lapa.
Sarau Rio
Sarau Rio is a pub at 64 Avenida Mem de Sá, in the Lapa night cluster.
Tribus Gastrobar
Tribus Gastrobar is a mapped pub at 206, shop C, Rua do Lavradio.
Dulcina
Dulcina is a theatre mapped on Rua Alcindo Guanabara, in the Cinelândia cluster of rooms.
Fundição Progresso
Fundição Progresso is a cultural centre and music venue in a former stove factory on Rua dos Arcos.
Sala Cecília Meireles
Sala Cecília Meireles is a concert hall at 47 Largo da Lapa, facing the aqueduct.
Teatro Nelson Rodrigues
Teatro Nelson Rodrigues is a theatre mapped on Avenida República do Chile, toward the cathedral side of Centro.
Teatro Riachuelo
Teatro Riachuelo is a theatre mapped on Rua do Passeio, beside the Passeio Público.
Teatro Rival
Teatro Rival is a Centro theatre founded in 1934, mapped on Rua Álvaro Alvim by Cinelândia.
Theatro Municipal
The Theatro Municipal is the early-twentieth-century opera house on Praça Floriano, among the most important theatres in the country.
Agyto
Agyto is a night stop at 66 Avenida Mem de Sá, with mapped hours Wednesday–Saturday 18:00–02:00.
Circo Voador
Circo Voador is a concert tent beside the Carioca Aqueduct on Rua dos Arcos — open sides, a stage under canvas.
Clube Six
Clube Six is a night stop at 20 Rua das Marrecas, a side street off the Lapa grid.
Espaço Cultural Forró do Rio
Espaço Cultural Forró do Rio is a forró house at 13 Rua Riachuelo, with mapped hours Monday–Saturday 16:30–22:00.
Insensato
Insensato is a night stop at 87 Avenida Mem de Sá, in the Lapa pub cluster.