I love this place. Great live band, good atmosphere and everybody is happy there…read more I want to go every time in Rio.

Our concierge recommended that place. It's both a tourist and local spot. It's a huge space…read moreboasting 3 floors and a speakeasy nightclub inside. Live band and service is good. Pretty good system - There's an entrance fee. You then receive a card which you must present to any server to order food and drinks. That tracks your tab which allows you to walk around freely after you eat. Multiple bars. To settle your tab, you pay upfront as they have several cashiers to cash you out. They take credit cards including Amex. Fun times and great cocktails. The passion fruit caipirinhas were delicious!!!

Wanda Sá was here last week, so I came to see her concert. She had many great guest artists on the…read morestage with her. I even ended up sitting at a table with Luis Carlos Miéle! The setting is nice. The stage is perched next to some windows (On the third floor), so you have great views of Lagoa during the concert. The menu is very interesting, with some Asian inspired dishes like curry and chicken satay. I had the Organic Chicken, which came in a red curry with yummy pineapple rice on the side. The only thing I think I would change about this place is the chairs. They're quite uncomfortable, and when people come to see a show (and sit for hours), surely they would like to have comfortable chairs! I would recommend checking out their agenda. They have some great musicians coming through, and who doesn't like dinner and a show?

Saloon 79 has everything what you may expect of a pub. The moment you enter this pub you…read moreimmediately get in the mood for a beer and live rock music. The most impressive thing of this pub is, that they know perfectly well how to deal with sound in a relatively small environment. It is one of the rare places where amateur bands can really sound great without their music being a messy wall of sound. I definitely recommend Saloon 79 if you are in for a night of good live rock accompanied by a nice and cold drink!

What an experience. Rehearsal for Carnival 2025. I cannot believe the ambience and overall fun ! A…read moremust do. Oregado Salguero.

This is the real thing first if all. The dancers here had the best skills from what I've see in…read moreRio. The production of the dances was not good meaning that the dancers simply did their standard stuff which is personal skill but no thought at all given to choreography. In fact the band played on the stage and the dancers are at floor level with audience initially sitting around plastic tables and chairs. When the dancers got started, after 11pm the audience left their seats and formed a circle around the area with the dancers. Then everyone else had to stand up but only people in the first line of the circuit could see anything. It seems to us that's how the audience is used to in this place. It took us 10 minutes to squeeze in to the front so we can watch. After that we enjoyed the high skill level of the dancers. I would recommend to people who are adaptable

Real nice hole in the wall place. Good food at a reasonable price. Coldest beers you will ever…read morehave. Great music Bands on the weekends. A drive from Rio or Barra but if the right band is playing there, it's worth the drive . Enjoy!!

Came here and had a great experience. Service was good. Servers were able to make us comfortable…read moreand speak English, which was nice. It's a cute chill spot for dinner and drinks. Honorable mentions: Shredded Beef Rice- was delicious. Rice cooked to perfection and the beef had amazing flavor. Joaquina's picadinho- beef was a salty for my taste but flavors were delicious. Tapioca Shrimp- these were sooo good appetizers. Good size shrimps and the flavors were delicious. Pasteis (shrimp)- delicious! Came with 2 smaller empanada-type pastries. We wanted to order Pork Rinds and Mini Shrimp Burgers but ran out early that day. We ate around 8 pm so go earlier if you want to try. Definitely a great culinary experience.

We stopped here for our first meal in Rio, and the location alone makes it worth it. It's directly…read moreacross from the beach, so the atmosphere is always alive -- sunshine, music, people walking by, and that effortless Rio energy. It's absolutely a vibe. The drinks were phenomenal. I had a passion fruit caipirinha, and it was fresh, vibrant, and packed with real fruit -- you could see the seeds and citrus in the glass. It was refreshing but also very strong (Rio does not hold back ). If you appreciate a properly made caipirinha with a serious pour, you'll love it. We also tried another cocktail with a beautiful frothy top that was just as impressive -- both drinks were visually stunning and well balanced. For food, since it was my first meal in Brazil, I kept it simple. I ordered a traditional plate with rice, steak in gravy, crispy potatoes, farofa, and a fried egg on top. The flavors were on the milder side, but the portion was generous and extremely filling. It felt comforting and authentic -- a classic Brazilian plate done in a straightforward way.

This is one of the best bars in Rio. Best caipirinhas. Bartenders provide friendly great service…read more Really love the people that work there. Very welcoming. Treat you like family. They have music featuring a blues band two nights a week. Steps off the beach. Close to the Hilton hotel and Copacabana palace.Great place to watch a sport match or just grab a beer.

My fellow Americans! (Obama voice)…read more So you're here in Brazil and realize the food is quite terrible, right? (I know, it's not what you expect when you travel.) Well this is a play-it-safe move for your Yankee tastebuds. Get the filet mignon and a side of rice. Don't even do the one that comes with sides because rice, French fries, and egg farofa is gonna be too much food. And besides, you don't even know what farofa is. I could tell you that it's a type of meal made from toasted cassava, but you don't know what that is either. (It's okay. We're gonna get through this.) Place is stuffier than my nose during the Santa Ana winds, so I wouldn't recommend going there wearing a ton of layers. Th-th-that's all folks! (Porky Pig voice)

My cousin and I decided to eat at Galeto Sat's because Anthony Bourdain highly recommended it. Long…read morestory short, totally worth it. If you're in Rio go get yourself some chicken. It is VERY popular and I'm sure being recommended by Bourdain has a lot to do with it. The first time we tried to eat there the wait was over an hour long. We went sometime after 1AM and there was still a decent wait, maybe close to 30 minutes. The place is pretty small and cramped, but that gives it some charm. Somehow that makes the food taste even better. We ordered a little bit of everything and it was all amazing. Chicken, steak, fries, garlic bread, polenta. It was all cooked and seasoned to perfection. Everything we ordered was delicious Service was fair and prices are reasonable. Do yourself a favor and visit Galeto Sat's!