Nightlife & music
The full verified list for this section. The shortlist on the category page is the curated starting set.
Circo Voador
Circo Voador is an open-sided, tent-roofed concert hall beside the Carioca Aqueduct, filling most weeks with live sets from Brazilian bands.
Rio Scenarium
Rio Scenarium is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Beco do Rato
Beco do Rato is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Casarão do Firmino
Casarão do Firmino is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Agyto
Agyto is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Clube Six
Clube Six is in Lapa, about 10 minutes on foot from the studio.
Quartinho
Quartinho is in Botafogo, a transit ride from the studio.
Bip Bip
Bip Bip is in Copacabana, a transit ride from the studio.
Adega Pérola
Adega Pérola is in Copacabana, a transit ride from the studio.
Arco Íris da Lapa
Arco Íris da Lapa is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Armazém Senado
Armazém Senado is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Bafo da Prainha
Bafo da Prainha is in Saúde, about 20 minutes on foot from the studio.
Bar da Lapa
Bar da Lapa is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Bar do Augusto
Bar do Augusto is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Bar Urca
Bar Urca is in Urca, a transit ride from the studio.
Belmonte
Belmonte is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Café Cultural Sacrilégio
Café Cultural Sacrilégio is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Carioca da Gema
Carioca da Gema is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Casa da Cachaça
Casa da Cachaça is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
La Esquina
La Esquina is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Labuta Bar
Labuta Bar is in Centro, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Leviano Bar
Leviano Bar is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Paiol 08
Paiol 08 is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Sarau Rio
Sarau Rio is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.
Acaso Cultural
Acaso Cultural is in Botafogo, a transit ride from the studio.
Armazém da Utopia
Armazém da Utopia is a cultural center inside Warehouse 6 on the Gamboa docks, facing Praça Muhammad Ali and run since 2010 by the Companhia Ensaio Aberto.
Audio Rebel
Audio Rebel is in Botafogo, a transit ride from the studio.
Beco das Garrafas
Beco das Garrafas is a dead-end alley off Rua Duvivier in Copacabana that, through the 1950s and 60s, held a cluster of nightclubs and bars where bossa nova took shape.
Casa do Choro
Casa do Choro is in Centro, about 10 minutes on foot from the studio.
Dulcina
Dulcina is in Centro, about 10 minutes on foot from the studio.
Fundição Progresso
Fundição Progresso is a cultural center and music venue in Lapa, housed inside the former Fábrica de Fogões Progresso stove factory.
Sala Cecília Meireles
Sala Cecília Meireles is in Lapa, about 10 minutes on foot from the studio.
Teatro Municipal Carlos Gomes
Teatro Carlos Gomes on Praça Tiradentes is one of Brazil's most traditional theaters, with roots reaching back to 1868.
Teatro João Caetano
Teatro João Caetano on Praça Tiradentes is popularly known as the city's oldest playhouse, tracing back to the original Theatro São João, inaugurated in 1813.
Teatro Nelson Rodrigues
This theater carries the name of Nelson Rodrigues (1912–1980), widely considered Brazil's most influential playwright.
Teatro Riachuelo
Teatro Riachuelo is a theatre mapped on Rua do Passeio, beside the Passeio Público.
Teatro Rival
Teatro Rival is a downtown theater founded in 1934.
Theatro Municipal
The Theatro Municipal is an eclectic-style opera house inspired by Charles Garnier's Paris Opéra, inaugurated on July 14, 1909, overlooking Cinelândia square.
Insensato
Insensato is in Lapa, about 5 minutes on foot from the studio.