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Morro do Leme
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Bar do Vinícius
freshly crushed fruit or frozen
pulp. Cariocas usually begin their
day with a glass of juice and a
snack. Be sure to ask for
pouco
açúcar
(just a little sugar), unless
you have a very sweet tooth
(see p37)
.
&
Rua Dias Ferreira
In the early 1960s, the poet
Vinícius de Moraes and his
composer friend Antônio Carlos
Jobim met regularly in this little
bar. Inspired by a beautiful girl
who used to pass by, the duo
wrote the song
Garota de
Ipanema
. When Brazilian guitarist
João Gilberto, his wife Astrud,
and jazz saxophonist Stan
Getz recorded it in
English as
The Girl
from Ipanema
, they
popularized
bossa
nova
.
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Map N5 •
Rua Vinicius de Moraes
39, Ipanema • (021)
2287 1497
Some of the best
restaurants and bars in
the city line this
upmarket, chic
street at the end of
Leblon. It is worth
heading down
here for an
evening stroll before
deciding where to
dine. Restaurant chains like
Carlota
(see p44)
began life in
São Paulo. Others, including
Zuka
(see p44)
and Sushi Leblon
(see p91)
, were founded by
chefs who previously worked in
New York or London. Cuisines
range from French to modern
Brazilian, Japanese,
churrascaria
(see p110)
, and Asian-South
American fusion. Dress codes
are informal.
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Map K5
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Casa de Cultura
An exhibit at Casa de
Cultura Laura Alvim
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Juice Bars
The streets near the
beaches at Ipanema and
Copacabana are dotted with bars
serving juices made from either
Bossa Nova
Bossa nova
is gentrified
samba
,
sung in a spoken or whispered
voice
(see pp38-9)
. Born in the
1950s, when Moraes, Jobim, and
Gilberto began composing songs
together,
bossa nova
became
internationally famous with
Camus' 1960 film “Black
Orpheus . It can be heard at
Toca do Vinícius
(see p55)
on
Sunday afternoons.
Laura Alvim
Patron of the arts Laura Agostini
Alvim founded this arts center in
her old house in Ipanema. It
exhibits artworks from Alvim's
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The Lagoa and Jardim Botânico are only a 10-minute bus or taxi
ride from Ipanema or Copacabana.
