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Armazém 161
This is one of Rio's best
samba
and
choro
bars. Upstairs
is a pizza restaurant, where
different live acts play sets late
into the night.
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Map W4 • Av Mem
de Sá 79, Lapa • (021) 2221 0043
This popular new club lies
on the same street as Rio
Scenarium. The
samba
bands are
lit by over 200 antique colored
lights.
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Map V3 • Rua do Lavradio 161,
Lapa • (021) 2509 6879
@
Rio Scenarium
&
Teatro Odisséia
One of the larger
samba
clubs in Rio, this popular venue
hosts live bands on the ground
floor and has bars and clubs on
the upper levels.
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Map V3 • Rua do
Lavradio, Lapa • (021) 3147 9005
Reggae and funk bands play
in this sweaty club. There is only
standing room and the large
stage gives a concert-hall feel.
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Map W4 • Av Mem de Sá 66, Lapa
• (021) 2224 6367
£
Sacrilégio
*
Dama da Noite
Excellent live acts play in this
samba
club, which is located in
an 18th-century house decorated
in green and white.
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Map V4 • Av
Mem de Sá 81, Lapa • (021) 3970 1461
There are three distinct
areas in this
samba
and
choro
club, and the bar serves
petiscos
, German beer, and
caipirinhas
.
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Map V5 • Rua Gomes
Freire 773, Lapa • (021) 2221 2072
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Casa da Mãe Joana
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Clube dos Democráticos
One of Lapa's most
traditional clubs is famous for its
choro
bands.
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Map V4 • Av Gomes
Freire 547, Lapa • (021) 4427 7756
This 19th-century ballroom
has a stage large enough for big
samba
bands with up to 20
members, and hosts ballroom
samba
and
gafieira
bands on
weekends.
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Map V5 •
Rua da Riachuelo 91, Lapa
• (021) 2252 4611
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Espírito Santa
Upstairs is a
delightful restaurant
decorated with
religious kitsch and
a terrace that offers
wonderful views of
the city. Downstairs
is a club that plays
funk and Brazilian
groove on Fridays.
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Map V6 • Largo dos
Guimarães, Santa Teresa
• (021) 2508 7095
)
Circo Voador
The best of Rio's
emerging funk acts
play alongside estab-
lished stars in Lapa's
principal concert hall.
Many well-known
singers got their
break here
(see p83)
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