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Confeitaria Colombo
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Bar Luíz
Botecos and Cafés
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Adega do Timão
&
Botecos on Beco das
Sardinhas
It is fun to wander around this
bustling pedestrian street,
sampling beers and snacks from
its many
botecos
as you go.
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Map W2 • Rua Miguel Couto
Decorated with nautical
relics and illuminated by a 19th-
century French chandelier, this
bar attracts a lively after-work
crowd.
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Map W2 • Rua Visconde de
Itaboraí 10 • (021) 2224 9616
@
Confeitaria Colombo
*
Mala e Cuia
This grand Portuguese coffee
shop, which doubles up as a
boteco
, serves snacks as well as
sweet cakes
(see p61)
.
£
Botecos on Travessa
A lively spot at lunchtime
and on Friday and Saturday
nights, this
boteco
was once a
favorite for famous Cariocas such
as composer Heitor Villa-Lobos
(see p68)
.
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Map X4 • Praça Floriano
55, Cinelândia • (021) 2240 8434
do Comércio
The
botecos
that line this alley
by Praça XV
(see pp22-3)
are a
favorite haunt for Cariocas in
search of cold beer, tasty snacks,
and great atmosphere.
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Map X2
$
Amarelinho
(
Bar Brasil
This German
boteco
offers a
broad range of Bavarian food and
beer. The wall paintings are by the
artist Selarón, who decorated the
Ladeira de Selarón
(see pp82-3
).
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Map W4 • Av Mem de Sá 90
This bright yellow
boteco
has been here since the early
20th century. The best tables
have a partial view of the Sugar
Loaf.
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Map X4 • Praça Floriano 55B
• (021) 2240 8424
)
Rio Minho
Excellent seafood is on offer
in this
boteco-
restaurant, which
is famous for its loyal clientele.
Many working Cariocas visit
during lunchtime.
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Map W2 • Rua
do Ouvidor 10 • (021) 2231 2338
%
Bar Luíz
Rio's most famous and
celebrated
boteco
has been
serving delicious German beer
and snacks since 1887.
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Map W3
• Rua da Carioca 39
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O Paladino
1
$
One of Centro's most
traditional
botecos
often plays
live music at night. Try the
prawn
pestico
.
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Map W2 • Rua
Uruguaiana 226 • (021) 2263 2094
$BSJPDB
$JOFMÉOEJB
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To find out more about
botecos
See p60
.