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Your critical guide to restaurants, culture and going out in Rio de Janeiro

National Museum Week

The nationwide museum initiative brings a week of special events

Iraja Gastro

Has the best new restaurant in Rio just opened in Humaitá?

Ingmar Bergman season

'Persona' and 'Through a Glass Darkly' show at 8pm this weekend

CINEfoot 2012

The ten day football film festival is back for the new season

Banda Black Rio (Music)
Fri 18 May One of the most important bands of the modern musical era in Brazil, Banda Black Rio's sound was part of the black empowerment... More details
Labirinto (Music)
Fri 18 May The monthly jazz parties at The Maze have become legend in the carioca nightlife calendar - after all, what better backdrop to... More details
Elza Soares (Music)
Fri 18 May Elza Soares brings her timeless collection of songs and a collection of special guests to Centro's classic venue Teatro Rival... More details
A Grande Roubada (Music)
Fri 18 May Circo Voador gets its rocks right off this weekend with the Grande Roubada crew going to town with three live bands and a host... More details
WCT Music Festival (Music)
18-19 May Since their first record in 1994, O Rappa have conquered Brazil with their heavy reggae-meets-rock sound, in large part... More details
Gilberto Chateaubriand's New Acquisitions 2010-12 (Art)
22 Mar-20 May The Gilberto Chateaubriand collection on the top floor of the MAM contains a wealth of important works by such established... More details

Samba do Ouvidor (Music)
Sat 19 May Centro's regular samba sessions on Rua do Ouvidor are more of a get-together between friends than a formal music event, which... More details
Diálogos na Tela (Film)
Sat 19 May A series of sixteen films will be shown at the CAIXA Cultural cinema across the Winter dedicated to those slices of... More details
Baile do Bola Preta (Music)
Sat 19 May The Baile do Bola revives the parties that made history in Rio in the '50s from which surged the time-honoured bloco Cordão... More details
O Pirata Barba Ruiva (Theatre & Dance)
19-20 May The children's play O Pirata Barba Ruiva ( Redbeard The Pirate ), adapted from the book by Manoel Arthur Villaboim, hits the... More details
Gilberto Chateaubriand's New Acquisitions 2010-12 (Art)
22 Mar-20 May The Gilberto Chateaubriand collection on the top floor of the MAM contains a wealth of important works by such established... More details
Lar Longe Lar (Theatre & Dance)
1 Apr-19 May Theatre group ‘Poeira de Teatro’ return with a snappy, hour-long delight at Centro's Sesi Theatre, based on a true tale of... More details

Gilberto Chateaubriand's New Acquisitions 2010-12 (Art)
22 Mar-20 May The Gilberto Chateaubriand collection on the top floor of the MAM contains a wealth of important works by such established... More details
Top Fashion Bazar (Shopping & Style)
4 Apr-20 May Bringing together some of the more sought-after high street labels in Rio including Richards, Totem , Addict, Salinas and... More details
Rai Bandeira de Mello - Raiz (Around Town)
10 Apr-21 May The Flamengo branch of Oi Futuro hosts a brand new photographic exhibition this month in the form of 'Raiz', by celebrated... More details
National Museum Week (Around Town)
14-21 May Ten years since its inception, National Museum Week returns with a host of special events to entice Rio's culture vultures and... More details
O Pirata Barba Ruiva (Theatre & Dance)
19-20 May The children's play O Pirata Barba Ruiva ( Redbeard The Pirate ), adapted from the book by Manoel Arthur Villaboim, hits the... More details
Robert Doisneau (Around Town)
8 Mar-17 Jun His couple kissing in a Paris street may have become a classic, but, as this exhibition of over 150 images shows, there is far... More details

National Museum Week (Around Town)
14-21 May Ten years since its inception, National Museum Week returns with a host of special events to entice Rio's culture vultures and... More details
Pedra do Sal (Music)
Mon 21 May This historic venue is part of the story of samba. Once a slave market, it is widely believed to be the birthplace of the... More details
Roda de samba Cacique de Ramos (Music)
Mon 21 May The regular Sunday roda de samba of Cacique de Ramos makes a rare trip to Ipanema tonight to unleash its exquisite sound on... More details
Rio Restaurant Week 2012 (Restaurants)
21 May- 3 Jun The 6th edition of Rio Restaurant Week calls upon a few old favourites to drop their sometimes prohibitively expensive prices... More details
Rai Bandeira de Mello - Raiz (Around Town)
10 Apr-21 May The Flamengo branch of Oi Futuro hosts a brand new photographic exhibition this month in the form of 'Raiz', by celebrated... More details
Robert Doisneau (Around Town)
8 Mar-17 Jun His couple kissing in a Paris street may have become a classic, but, as this exhibition of over 150 images shows, there is far... More details

Razões Africanas (Music)
Tue 22 May Trapiche Gamboa is one of the most traditional of all the samba halls in Rio, showing the young pretenders in Lapa a thing or... More details
Jazzmania (Music)
Tue 22 May The Studio RJ team have given a new lease of life to a once-essential weekly jazzfest, making Tuesdays a journey into the... More details
Pandavision (Film)
Tue 22 May Pandavision is a regular meeting of cinematic minds and movie lovers at Botafogo's Comuna, a recurring weekly mini-festival... More details
Matriz Live Sessions (Music)
Tue 22 May Casa Matrtiz gets back to what it does best this month, unleashing an eclectic bunch of little-known underground bands on to... More details
Fashion Rio 2012 (Shopping & Style)
22-26 May Five days of fashionista heaven descend on the Jockey Club (the usual venue at Pier Mauá having been taken up by the rather... More details
Carlos Contente - Traços e Tarsilões (Art)
12 Apr-26 May Carlos Contente’s show at the ever-interesting A Gentil Carioca is one of a man very far from content. Rather,... More details

Nova Lapa Jazz (Music)
Wed 23 May Early in 2011, something stirred in Lapa that helped rekindle the spirit of jazz among young cariocas, simultaneously creating... More details
Carlos Contente - Traços e Tarsilões (Art)
12 Apr-26 May Carlos Contente’s show at the ever-interesting A Gentil Carioca is one of a man very far from content. Rather,... More details
Fashion Rio 2012 (Shopping & Style)
22-26 May Five days of fashionista heaven descend on the Jockey Club (the usual venue at Pier Mauá having been taken up by the rather... More details
Robert Doisneau (Around Town)
8 Mar-17 Jun His couple kissing in a Paris street may have become a classic, but, as this exhibition of over 150 images shows, there is far... More details
Tutto Fellini (Around Town)
10 Mar-17 Jun A retrospective that comes to Brazil by way of Switzerland, Paris, Moscow and Toronto, Tutto Fellini is a painstakingly put... More details
Edifício Companhia Docas de Santos (Around Town)
26 Mar-30 Sep Extensive renovations can bury the history of a place, but they can also unearth it. This is what has happened during work to... More details

CINEfoot 2012 (Film)
24 May- 3 Jun Six Brazilian and five international feature-length films vie for the CINEfoot 2012 award, the first exhibition of its kind in... More details
Los Hermanos (Music)
24-27 May Los Hermanos' eponymous 1999 debut album may have been their most popular, but it set an awkward tone for the rest of their... More details
Carlos Contente - Traços e Tarsilões (Art)
12 Apr-26 May Carlos Contente’s show at the ever-interesting A Gentil Carioca is one of a man very far from content. Rather,... More details
Fashion Rio 2012 (Shopping & Style)
22-26 May Five days of fashionista heaven descend on the Jockey Club (the usual venue at Pier Mauá having been taken up by the rather... More details
Robert Doisneau (Around Town)
8 Mar-17 Jun His couple kissing in a Paris street may have become a classic, but, as this exhibition of over 150 images shows, there is far... More details
Tutto Fellini (Around Town)
10 Mar-17 Jun A retrospective that comes to Brazil by way of Switzerland, Paris, Moscow and Toronto, Tutto Fellini is a painstakingly put... More details