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Nightclubs

Your guide to Rio's best nightclubs, clubs, DJs and parties

Rio de Janeiro night by night

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    Fri 18 May Fosfobox's woofers take another pounding this weekend with the Wobble bass lovers rolling out a deep and dirty set of dubstep,... More details
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    Fri 18 May The Soul de Santa parties continue to go from strength to strength, thanks to a good times mix of people with no attitude or... More details
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    Fri 18 May The hip hop party Becape has been at the top of its game for four years and shows no signs of bowing out anytime soon. The... More details
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    Fri 18 May After 'seapunks' and 'holograms', the latest edition of the tripped-out psychedelia of Bronze is back to celebrate the launch... More details
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    Sat 19 May The deck of 00 club in Gávea again becomes the site of a little daytime partying thanks to occasional sessioners Noon.... More details
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    Sat 19 May Having marked ten years of mighty dubness and general bassbin-rattling across the city at the end of 2011, the DigitalDubs... More details
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    Sat 19 May Harking back to the funk and r'n'b sound of the bailes of the '80s and '90s is all the vogue right now thanks to the likes of... More details
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    Sat 19 May 'Palaflou' may not literally mean anything, but it has come to stand for one of the best post-beach, late Saturday afternoon... More details
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    Sat 19 May The Bukoswki formula is simple; crowd pleasing rock and indie hits on the rammed dancefloor inside, drinks promotions and a... More details
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    Sat 19 May Rowdy times ahead are promised as the Seven Day Weekenders hit their 54th edition with more dirty house music, b-more and... More details
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    Sun 20 May If you don't fancy going straight home after a day sunning yourself on the beaches of Rio, you could do worse than head uphill... More details
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    Mon 21 May Nuth may be famous for weekends of house-related hedonism, but its programming during the week goes off in all sorts of... More details
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    Tue 22 May Rio's self-styled hostel party may be in chic Leblon, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to offer up a... More details
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    Tue 22 May DJ Marcelinho da Lua is the man behind this vinyl throwdown at Studio RJ, enticing the Tuesday night party people out with the... More details
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    Thu 24 May The swish doiZ in Botafogo has been slowly repositioning itself as more of a London or New York-style bar-club and finally... More details
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    Thu 24 May DJs Tulio and Newton have commanded the decks of Veneno for over seven years, and having severed their partnership with the... More details

Chic clubs

ON11

All the right ingredients for a 'superclub'

Café del Mar

Global superbrand sets up in Copacabana

Nuth

Barra's very own super club always draws the crowds

Underground and alternative clubs

Club Six

Raising the bpms of Lapa's clubs

Fosfobox

Copacabana's finest underground sweatbox

Casa da Matriz

Perfectly grotty house party vibes

Outside of Rio

Pacha Búzios

The cherries have landed on the peninsula in style

Privilège Angra

The Costa Verde's very own exclusive clubbing island

Privilège Búzios

The original Búzios superclub still going strong


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