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The best of Rio's bars, pubs & botecos

Latest reviews

Bip Bip

The classic Copacabana roda de samba bar

Ovelha Negra

Botafogo's very own charming champagne specialists

La Esquina

Lapa's newest addition easily holds its own

Gastrobars

doiZ

Fresh-faced addition to the Botafogo block

Bar do Horto

Renamed and reopened by the Botanicals

Q Bar

Serious establishment for cocktail lovers

Classic botecos

Bar da Lagoa

White-coated waiters on the waterfront

Bar do Mineiro

Unmissable homemade cachaça and ice-cold beer

Jobi

Almost always packed, an essential Leblon bar

Amarelinho

Centro's after work favourite on historic Cinelândia

Braseiro

Baixo Gávea's all-in-one meeting point

Bar do Gomez

Serving Santa Teresa for almost a century

Outdoor drinking

Bar Urca

Take advantage of the bay's cooling breeze

Paxeco

Jardim Botânico's stunning indoor/outdoor bar

Buxixo

A Tijuca classic with room for the perfect communal session

Round ups

  • Cocktail hour
    Cocktail hour

    Mixologists are springing up all over town, with new bars having to get creative to keep up with some snazzy signature drinks that are leaving the humble caipirinha trailing in their wake

  • Late night drinking
    Late night drinking

    The concept of staying open 'until the last customer' might sound like a challenge being thrown down, but the scattering of genuine early-morning bars make for a great end to a night out

  • The Barhoppers' Guide: Lapa
    The Barhoppers' Guide: Lapa

    From the classics to the newcomers, Time Out brings you the barhoppers' guide to that essential weekend roadblock, Lapa

  • Copacabana kiosk culture
    Copacabana kiosk culture

    The neighbourhood's beach kiosks offer a unique location to grab lunch, a post-beach beer, or warm up for the night with a barmy cocktail


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