Key Points
Brazil opens the 2026 World Cup against Morocco tonight at 19h Rio time (MetLife Stadium, New Jersey). The whole city stops for it — every casa runs its show after the final whistle, so plan the night around the match.
Azymuth headlines Blue Note Rio (Copacabana, Av. Atlântica 1910), two sessions 20h and 22h30 — the jazz-funk trio marking 50 years of its first album, with “Jazz Carnival” and “Melô da Cuíca” in the set. Eventim, 18+, disponível.
Rio Scenarium (Centro, R. do Lavradio 20) runs a Pride-month night from 20h, with Baile do Lucas — Lucas de Castro at Palco Dolores from 23h. Tickets from R$30 on Sympla.
Carioca da Gema (Lapa, Av. Mem de Sá 79) screens the Brazil match on a big screen, then Dani Coimbra’s samba — house from 21h, show from 22h. Match-view tables R$40, others R$35.
