Léo Santana headlines Salvador's Pagobinho on Sunday 16 August 2026, plus samba shows all weekend, with dates, venues, and ticket prices for newcomers.
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BRAZIL · WEEKEND
A newcomer’s guide to Salvador’s samba-soaked weekend, from a beachside pagode party to a tenth-birthday roda in the old town.
Léo Santana, Salvador’s larger-than-life pagode showman. Headlines a weekend when the Bahian capital seems to breathe samba from Friday night through Sunday evening.
Monday June 1 is the marquee samba night of the carioca week. Pedra do Sal's named roda plays from 19h at Largo João da Baiana —…
Pedra do Sal opens its Sunday roda on the cobblestones, the Renascença Clube runs its weekly Rena de Portas Abertas samba in…
Key Points Pedra do Sal's Monday marquee roda runs from 19h at Largo João da Baiana, Saúde — free, cash at the bars. This is…
Your Sunday night in Rio: free DJAVAN samba in Lapa, late pagode in Taquara, Zeca's feijoada in Barra.
Where to go out in Rio tonight, Mon 6 July 2026: Pedra do Sal's free samba, Moacyr Luz in Andaraí, Lapa, LGBTQ+ Copacabana -…
Brasília's weekend features Zé Vaqueiro at Na Praia, Humberto Gessinger's acoustic show, BaianaSystem, and the 27th LGBT+ Pride…
