Monday June 15 is samba day, the carioca tradition that turns the slowest night of the week into one of the best. Two 20-year rodas run tonight

Rio de Janeiro nightlife guide for Saturday June 13 — Brazil's World Cup opener at 19h, Azymuth at Blue Note Rio 20h, Baile do Lucas 23h. 26°C, 25% rain.

Rio de Janeiro nightlife guide for Sunday June 14 — Delacruz closes the VINHO tour at Vivo Rio 20h, Azymuth at Blue Note Rio 19h. 24°C, 20% rain: clean Sunday.

São Paulo nightlife guide for Sunday June 14 — Vila do Samba's feijoada and roda in Casa Verde, Blue Note SP's Sunday brunch. 21°C, 25% rain: low-key Sunday.

Your Rio guide for Monday June 15: the free Yoshitaka Amano show at CCBB, a rainy-week plan, and a Copom-eve markets watch.

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Monday June 15 is samba day, the carioca tradition that turns the slowest night of the week into one of the best. Two 20-year rodas run tonight

Monday June 15 is a quiet, cool night — 17°C, 35% rain — and SP's slowest evening of the week. There is no Brazil match to organise around; the next game is Friday

Tuesday June 16 is the wettest night of the week — 65% rain at 21°C, already drizzling. The open-air circuit is off: the Lapa strip, Bip Bip's pavement overflow

Tuesday June 16 is a cool, mostly dry night — 19°C, 25% rain — a real contrast with Rio's 65% rain tonight. SP keeps clear weather until Saturday, so the walk between Bela Vista…

Wednesday June 17 is the night the week recovers. The rain is clearing — 22°C, 40% and sunny earlier — after Tuesday's wet 65%

Wednesday June 17 is a clean, dry midweek night — 21°C, 10% rain and sunny today, drier even than Rio's improving 40%.