Im going to Rio this August with my wife, could you recommend some night clubs and restaurants to go at night?

Question

We look something nice and fancy

Answer 1

Rio is GREAT!!! It's a beautiful city with great hotels, shopping-centres...and great food. The best restaurant EVER is "Porcao" which is placed in the borough "Ipanema" as well as in "Barra" (but the one in Ipanema is better since you have a gorgeous view over the beach). It's really delicious, but unfortunately it's a bit more expensive... !

(--> it was the best decision you could make to travel du Rio. you definitely WON'T regret it!)

Answer 2

Have fun in Rio.

I lived there for awhile....

Dance til' ya drop. Most of RIOs clubs and bars play american and brasilian hiphop. In Copacabana the clube Mariuzinn is a good place to dance and forget about things. Mud bug is down the street it's more of a low key neighborhood gathering place. If you are in Copacabana there are sevral good outdoor restaurants. The better ones are along Av. Atlantica. Start at Posto 4 (Av. P. Isabel) all the way down to Posto 6 (Av. Rainha Elisabth).

The next street up from Av. Atlantica is N.S. Copacabana. There is a variety of resturants there. Several "Kilo" restaurants... buffets where you pay by the weight of what you placed on your plate.

If you want to see something that's pure Brasilian visit the Feira de São Cristóvão. Friday and Saturdays it's open basically all day and at night & theres alot of regional music played. Extremly crowded, but has restrooms.

There are little kiosks and restaurants inside. If you are staying at a hotel the concierge should know about the Feira de São Cristóvão. On the weekend visit the Hippy Faire in Ipanema. That's interesting.

If you want to really see where young cariocas go on friday and saturday nights go to the Arcos de Lapa... or just Lapa as everyone calls it. It's like a giant street party. Beware it's extremly crowded. Lots of booze and no place to "pee". Lot's of music and whatnot. Veryyy interesting indeed. Take a cab to and from there. Don't take the buses anywhere at night.

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SAFTEY:

Remember always take a cab to and from any place at night. Don't walk for more than severals blocks alone at night. Try to stay with a group of people/friends if you're walking at night. Never get too drunk to walk back to your place whatsoever.

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CLUBS:        NEIGHBORHOODS:  STREETS:                        PHONE NUMBERS:



Baronetti Ipanema Rua Barão da Torre, 354 2522-1460

Dama de Ferro Ipanema Rua Vinícius de Morais, 288 2247-2330

Galeria Café Ipanema Rua Teixeira de Melo, 31 2523-8250

Nova Lounge Ipanema Rua Barão da Torre, 334 lj A 3813-1663

Spazio         Ipanema Rua Paul Redfern, 36         540-0842

Bunker 94 Copa         Rua Raul Pompéia, 94         2521-0367

Fosfobox Copa         Rua Siqueira Campos, 143/22A 2548-7498

**Mariuzinn Copa Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, 435 2545-7672

Mutante Copa Rua Rodolfo Dantas, 16                 2295-0605

The Copa Copa Rua Aires Saldanha, 13A         2256-7411

The Filter Club Copa Rua Francisco Sá, 65         3902-4201

**Mud Bug Venue:  COPA    Rua Paula Freitas, 55 lj. A -

B. Redux Leblon Av. Gal San Martin,1011         2249-2161

Melt Leblon Rua Rita Ludolf, 47 2249-9309

Pátio Lounge Gávea Praça Santos Dumont, 31         2274-1444

Sitio Lounge Gávea Rua Marques de São Vicente,10         2274-2226

Zero Zero Gávea Rua Padre Leonel Franca, 240         2540-8041

Prelude Lagoa Av. Epitácio Pessoa,1.484         2522-0645

Sky Lounge Lagoa Av. Borges de Medeiros, 1426         2108-3934

Jota Bar Jardim Botânico Rua Jardim Botânico, 595 3874-6835

Bukowski Botafogo Rua Paulino Fernandes, 7 2226-0423

Casa da Matriz Botafogo Rua Henrique Novaes, 107 2266-1014

Jump Club Botafogo Rua Visconde Silva, 22         9755-3203

Espaço Marun Flamengo Rua do Catete, 124         2558-3431

Casa Rosa Laranjeiras Rua Alice, 550                 9363-4645

Cine Buraco Laranjeiras Rua das Laranjeiras, 336/39 2205-8638

Hide Away Lounge Laranjeiras Rua das Laranjeiras, 308 2285-0921

Cine Iris Centro Rua da Carioca, 51                 2262-1729

Club Six Centro Rua das Marrecas, 38                 9814-0444

Dito & Feito Centro Rua do Mercado, 21                 2509-1407

Passeio Público Centro Av. Rio Branco, 277         2220-1298

Teatro Odisseia Centro Av. Mem de Sá, 66         2224-6367

Symbol Centro Rua Almirante Barroso, 139                 2533-0292

Carioca da Gema Lapa Av. Mem de Sá, 79         2221-0043

Fundição Progresso Lapa Rua dos Arcos, 24         2220-5070

Rio Scenarium Lapa Rua do Lavradio, 20                 3852-5516

Bombar Barra Av. Armando Lombardi, 601                 2187-1300

Guapo Loco Barra Av. Armando Lombardi, 493         2495-2995

Hard Rock Cafe Barra Av. das Américas, 700                 2132-8000

Nuth Lounge Barra Av. Armando Lombardi, 999         3153-8595

São Thomé Barra Av. das Américas, 7.907 bl C         2431-1176

Shenanigan's Barra Av. Armando Lombardi, 333         2492-2798

***********************!!! AVOID THESE PLACES LIKE THE PLAGUE !!! *********

Help         Copa Av. Atlântica, 3432                 2513-4993

La Girl (L*****n)Copa Rua Raul Pompéia, 102                 2247-8342

Le Boy (g*y) Copa Rua Raul Pompéia, 102                 2513-4993

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IF ALL THIS SOUNDS TO WILD AND CRAZY ... ALL THE 5 STAR HOTELS HAVE GREAT RESTURANTS.

THE BEST RESTAURANT IS Porcão... THE ONE IN Avenida Infante Dom Henrique s/n, Parque do Flamengo IS THE BEST ONE TO GO TO.

GO TO THIS WEBPAGE FOR ALL RESTAURANTS IN RIO:

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rio...

Answer 3

Brazil with your wife? Oh man, you're gonna regret that. Especially when you get to the beach. I'm sure your wife is very beautiful but what till you get a glimpse of what's down there. You may never go back home. First of all, Rio is somewhat dangerous. Really. If you're staying at a hotel they have nightclubs there. Venturing out is not recommended. The outer parts of Rio is pretty risky. Sao Paulo is very nice. It's more "city" like. Don't let me scare you - Rio isn't all that bad but it can be if you don't know where you're going. Enjoy and next time ... GO ALONE!

Answer 4

I don`t know about night clubs, but I have a couple of restaurants to suggest:

Porcão - it's a BBQ place, with a huge buffet.

Garota de Ipanema - a restaurant where you can get pizza and traditional meals (meat, chicken) - that is the place where the song "Girl of Ipanema" was created. They have menus in English, so it might help.

Besides those, we went to some restaurants in Copacabana (waterfront) there are so many, you just have to pick one... hehehe

Have a fun trip.

=)