Saturday’s Rio Nightlife Pick – Nuth is a place where people can meet to chat, dine, have a drink, play pool, and dance. The two-storey house receives patrons every night who are looking for hip hop, pop, and dance music. As you enter, there are large wooden tables and benches that surround the garden, which also houses a pond with Japanese Koi fish. The interior is spacious and allows lots of room to dance.
On the second floor there is a restaurant and a pool table. International cuisine is served by chef Mauro Paula. DJs vary through the week, and always ensure a nice mix of rhythms and styles.
LIVE:
Circo Digital: Festival de Arte e Tecnologia (Lapa)
Art and technology intersect at the fourth edition of the Circo Digital Festival, which unites music, art installations, workshops, games, new technological proposals and much much more.
Circo Voador – 10PM
Rua dos Arcos 1, Lapa – Tel: (21) 2533-0354
Entrance: Admission is free with flyer
CLUBS:
Nuth (Barra da Tijuca)
The biggest thing to hit the streets of Barra after dark, with a mixture of house, hip hop, and pop, this nightclub is sure to light up the night.
Nuth – 11PM
Av. Armando Lombardi 999, Barra da Tijuca – Tel: (21) 3153-8595/2495-6008
Entrance: R$40
Bangz (Gávea)
Saturday nights continue to rock with success as a new party arrives simply called Bangz. The night will feature DJs playing hip hop, house and trap, a nice blend of bass heavy beats and styles.
00 – 10PM
Av. Padre Leonel Franca 240, Gávea – Tel: (21) 2540-8041
Entrance: R$50
MÚSICA BRASILEIRA:
All That Jazz (Centro)
The vibrant styles of New Orleans jazz are present tonight at Santo Scenarium as the night All That Jazz takes stage.
Santo Scenarium – 6:30 PM
Rua do Lavradio 36, Centro – Tel: (21) 3147-9007
Entrance: R$10
Banda Signus + V-Trix (Lapa)
Banda Signus + V-Trix provide some of the best Brazilian music to dance too on Saturday nights at Lapa 40º in the heart of the bohemian neighborhood of Lapa.
Lapa 40º – 10PM
Rua do Riachuelo 97, Lapa – Tel: (21) 3147-9005
Entrance: R$30
PUBS & BARS:
Academia da Cachaça (Leblon)
This bar specializes in the local booze cachaça and the different fruit drinks caipifrutas and caipirinhas. For those summer days.
Academia da Cachaça – 9PM
R. Conde Bernadotte 26, Leblon – (21) 2239-1542
Entrance: Free
Lord Jim’s Pub (Ipanema)
The oldest pub in Rio in its newest guise and a great local crowd. Known for its live music and happy hour.
Lord Jim’s Pub – 7PM
Rua Paul Redfern 44, Ipanema – Tel: (21) 2249-4881
Entrance: Free
Mab’s Restaurant and Bar (Copacabana)
The new American-owned beachfront restaurant and bar on Copacabana Beach is a great place for food and drinks to kick off the night.
Restaurante Mab’s – 5PM
Avenida Atlântica 1140, Copacabana – Tel: (21) 2275-7299
Entrance: Free
Lapa Irish Pub (Lapa)
If you are up for some Irish beer and a nice environment to drink it in, this is the place to go. With its trendy decor, this pub attracts many different kinds of people and offers London Pride and Heineken on draft. Tonight’s musical program presents O Jardim Magico, featuring hits from John Lennon and the Doors.
Lapa Irish Pub – 5PM
Rua Evaristo da Veiga 147, Lapa – Tel (21) 2221-7236
Entrance: R$10
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