Traveler Type. Trip Activities. Travel Style. For many, in fact, it's more serious than the working day. Most popular restaurants are still receiving dinner guests into the morning hours at weekends. Meals fall into two categories: small and intimate, or sprawling and raucous. For an intimate dinner, French and Italian restaurants with excellent views are favored.
At night, Copacabana is traditionally the king of Rio, although a far better and more sophisticated selection of bars, clubs, and restaurants can be found in Ipanema, Leblon, and around the Lagoa and into Jardim Botanico. For a night out on the town, Copacabana Beach is a good starting point. Copacabana at night is like an Eastern bazaar. Street vendors will be hawking souvenirs, paintings, wood sculptures, and T-shirts along the avenue.
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Prostitutes female, male, and transgender prowl the broad sidewalk, with its serpentine designs. The Sofitel Rio also has a cocktail bar, from where you can watch the sun set over Ipanema. Between Copacabana and Leme is the infamous red-light district. In the dark bars and clubs, even on the sidewalks, you will see Western men openly picking up prostitutes. Looking to explore private, tailor-made trips to South America? Our local experts are ready to customize your experience from start to finish.
Check it out! Lapa, in downtown Rio, was once the red-light district, but in recent years it has become an exciting area studded with live-music bars and restaurants. The crowd tends to be fairly young. Recommended venues include Carioca daGema, Semente, and Rio Scenarium, all with a varied program of Brazilian music, from samba to bossa nova, in atmospheric settings.
The main theater can hold up to 5, Plataforma, in Leblon, presents a nightly review of Brazilian song, dance, and Carnival that is pitched firmly at the foreign visitor. Read more: Rio's best beaches. It goes without saying that, as in any large city, what is hot and what is not will change on a monthly, even weekly, basis. Get lost in a guidebook: Insight Guides: Brazil. Top places to visit in Where to go in June, July and August.
