Saturday, October 8th, 2011 Nightlife Guide
Saturday’s Rio Nightlife Pick – This collaboration of hip-hop and Brazilian rap is this Saturday’s Nightlife Pick. One of this year’s Rock in Rio artists, BNegão, will be performing live with singer-songwriter Wilson das Neves in this show of elegance, good music and good humor. Come to experience some of the best samba and many other surprises.
CLUBS:
Club Praia (Lagoa)
Rio’s hottest new club packs them in with deep house courtesy of DJ Fabio Tepper.
Praia – 11PM
Av. Borges de Medeiros, 1426, Lagoa – Tel: (21) 2512-8840
Entrance: R$30 women, R$60 men
Paradiso (Botafogo)
Saturdays mean indie, pop, soul, electro, and rock with DJs Tito and Edinho.
Casa da Matriz – 11PM
Rua Henrique de Novaes 107, Botafogo – Tel: (21) 2226-9691 / (21) 2266-1014
Entrance: R$18 until midnight, after midnight R$18 after midnight for birthdays, R$20 with lista amiga or flyer, R$26 women, R$30 men
Stereozero (Gávea)
The night starts with some lounge and indie rock music, so people can get together, chat, and have dinner. Then moves to funk and soul, club house and electro, so you can dance all night long.
00 (Zero Zero) – 8:30PM
Avenida Padre Leonel Franca 240, Gávea – Tel: (21) 2540-8041
Entrance: R$40
MÚSICA BRASILEIRA:
Wilson das Neves and BNegão (Cinelândia)
One of this year’s Rock in Rio artists, BNegão, will be performing live with singer-songwriter Wilson das Neves in this show of elegance, good music and good humor.
Teatro Rival – 11:30PM
Rua Álvaro Alvim, 33/37, Cinelândia – Tel: (21) 2240-4469
Entrance: US$30-50
Os Cabras e Trio Pé de Serra (Laranjeiras)
A special edition brings forró and Northeastern influences to the stage. DJs Edna and Darvyn Orlann also appear.
Casa Rosa – 11PM
Rua Alice 550, Laranjeiras – Tel: (21) 2557-2562
Entrance: R$15-25
Bag & Cuia (Lapa)
Forro, another popular music type in Brazil, has made its way to the streets of Lapa as Bag & Cuia hype the crowd with the chip and the pandeiro on all 3 floors of Rio Scenarium.
Rio Scenarium
Rua do Lavradio, 20, Lapa – Tel: (21) 3147-9005
Entrance: R$30
PUBS & BARS:
Shenanigan’s Live Music (Ipanema)
This classic American-Irish bar has live music every night as well a pool table, sports on the large screen TV and a good mix of locals and tourists.
Shenanigan’s Irish Pub – 9:30PM
Rua Visconde de Pirajá 122A (Upstairs), Ipanema – Tel: (21) 2267-5860
Entrance: Check for nightly prices
Live Music @ Balcony (Copacabana)
Great lunch specials, live music starting at 5:30PM and nightly drink specials and twenty percent off entrée plates for lunch and dinner until 7PM this month.
Balcony Bar
Avenida Atlantica, 1424, Copacabana – Tel: (21) 2541 8381
Entrance: Free
Boteco Salvação (Botafogo)
Traditional boteco style with some extra finishing touches. A cozy atmosphere with nice TVs and pool tables upstairs.
Boteco Salvação – 8PM
Rua Henrique de Novaes, 55, Botafogo – (21) 2226-9691 / 2539-0216
Entrance: Free
Mas Será o Benedito (Lapa)
Immense bar inside a beautifully decorated old mansion with two floors and even some pool tables. On the weekends expect a raucous crowd hungry for samba and pagode.
Mas Será o Benedito – 11PM
Av. Gomes Freire, 599, Lapa – (21) 2232-9000
Entrance: Check for nightly prices
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