Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Sunday, March 8, 2026

The Dia Internacional da Mulher show at Blue Note Rio belongs to Liz Rosa, making her debut on the Copacabana stage with “O Suingue É Delas — Uma Homenagem às Divas do Samba-Jazz.” The potiguar (Rio Grande do Norte-born) singer has constructed the programme as a sustained tribute to the women who established the identity of samba-jazz as a serious form: Elis Regina, Leny Andrade, Claudya, Joyce, and Tania Maria. These are not names chosen for broad recognition alone — each represents a distinct strand of the samba-jazz tradition, from Elis’s interpretive authority to Tania Maria’s percussive piano-vocal work, from Leny Andrade’s longevity in the jazz circuit to Joyce’s compositional depth. The repertoire draws from across those legacies: confirmed titles include “Influência do Jazz” (Carlos Lyra), “O Morro Não Tem Vez” (Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes), “Seu Dia Vai Chegar” (Tania Maria), “Mingus, Miles e Coltrane” (Joyce), and “Só Que Deram Zero pro Bedeu” (Luiz Wagner). The instrumentation is a power trio — Martché on piano, Berval Moraes on contrabaixo, Fofo Black on drums — which keeps the arrangements open enough for Liz Rosa’s voice to carry the weight of the evening. The Blue Note’s third consecutive Mês das Mulheres programme, curated by Thais Bernardini, ends its opening fortnight with this show. Tickets via Eventim. Show at 7 pm.

The Esperança.Eco collective — the community kitchen project led by chef Verônica Moreira — marks the Dia Internacional da Mulher with a roda de samba at the Vizinha 123 space in Botafogo. The event is produced by Letícia Maia and animated by As Saideiras, a quartet of four women musicians: Camila Gonzaga, Iris Lacava, Natalia Aisengart, and Patricia Palombini. The roda runs from 3 pm to 9 pm — a Sunday afternoon-into-evening format well suited to the day’s character. The event carries a solidarity dimension: proceeds go toward the construction fund for Esperança.Eco’s new address. Admission is R$30 in advance via the collective’s channels, R$35 at the door. The Vizinha 123 space is an informal, neighbourhood-scaled room in Botafogo — the kind of venue that suits a Sunday samba afternoon. The early 3 pm start means it works well as a first stop before the Blue Note Rio show, with the two venues roughly fifteen minutes apart on foot or five minutes by car. Arrival from Metro Botafogo is ten minutes on foot.

Founded in 2005 by Márcio Pacheco in a former beverage warehouse on Rua Joaquim Silva, the Beco do Rato is one of the few Lapa circuit houses that operates seven days a week. On a Sunday when the Carioca da Gema and Rio Scenarium are both dark, the Beco do Rato is the reliable Lapa anchor: live samba in the open-air courtyard, no cover charge, kitchen open, and cold chope flowing. The house is divided into three areas — an indoor salão decorated with murals of samba legends including Pixinguinha and Noel Rosa, a covered terrace, and the courtyard — and Sunday nights here attract a steady local crowd that tends to be smaller and looser than Saturday, with more musicians who play for pleasure than for stage. The menu runs from pastéis de angu to caipirinhas. A ten-minute walk from the Metro Cinelândia exit. Cash, card, PIX accepted.

The Acaso Cultural, at Rua Vicente de Sousa, 16, in Botafogo is running its Solos Femininos season throughout March — a programme that combines theatre, microteatro, live music shows, and a literary workshop, all featuring exclusively female artists. The musical strand includes Carol Saboya celebrating 25 years of her career alongside Daniela Spielmann; Julia Borges with a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald in “Julia Canta Ella”; and “Agora Esse Mundo é Meu”, a deep dive into the catalogue of Fátima Guedes. The full season runs through March 30. Specific Sunday March 8 programming should be confirmed directly with the venue before heading out — the Dia Internacional da Mulher date is likely to carry a special listing, but the Acaso Cultural has not yet published the March 8 programme in publicly indexed sources at time of compilation. Check their social channels for confirmation. The venue is a five-minute walk from Metro Botafogo.

The Bip Bip on Rua Almirante Gonçalves, 50, in Copacabana, is one of Rio’s most singular music venues: a tiny bar with no stage, no PA, and no cover, where musicians gather on the pavement from around 8 pm for samba, choro, and bossa nova. The Bip Bip runs different rodas on different nights — Mondays and Wednesdays are the confirmed bossa nova sessions; Sunday is a variable that depends on who shows up. On a Dia Internacional da Mulher Sunday following a week of heavy programming across the city, the pavement crowd is likely to be present. Check @bipbipbar for confirmation before heading out. Bring cash, buy a beer from the small fridge inside, and take your place on the pavement. Five minutes on foot from the Blue Note Rio — a natural before or after stop.

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