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RIO DE JANEIRO · NIGHTLIFE

Beco do Rato

If you only have time for ONE place tonight, make it Beco do Rato. This is the truest, most everyday-fabulous samba house in Lapa – open every single night with live roots samba, a mixed local crowd of all ages, and zero tourist-trap pomp. It captures the raw, joyful heart of Rio nightlife on a Wednesday when other big venues can be too quiet.