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    Carioca da Gema

    4.2 (37 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Bars
    Closed 7:00 pm - 1:30 am (Next day)

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    What's the vibe?
    Very loud
    Live music
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Stefani H.

    Great bands, great drinks, friendly service and clean bathrooms. Definitely a place to check out if you are not from Rio (or even if you are!). We really enjoyed the samba music and never felt like tourists. Great place!

    August 17th, 2014 Roge' plays CDG.
    Lawrence S.

    Was getting tired of Rios club scene after going to 00, Nuth, Shennanigans, and Lagoon. With not much going on on a Sunday, we came here with no expectations. Listened to Samba and Choro played by Roge'. Drank Bohemia Pilsner with my buddies. Sampled the Carpaccio which was good. The venue is small and intimate. The crowd is mixed with mostly locals and a few adventurous "Estrangeiros". So sit back, relax, sway with the musc, and let Carioca da Gema's charm sooth your soul.

    Claudinho Guimarães, June 2015
    Don A.

    Four of us came to Carioca da Gema for live samba about 10:30pm on a Saturday night in June. Claudinho Guimarães and his band (http://www.claudinhoguimaraes.com.br/videos) were performing to a packed house. We were fortunate to find a table upstairs and ordered a Bohemia and some caipirinhas. The music was upbeat and excellent. I will return to Carioca da Gema whenever I'm back in Rio.

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    Amazing ambience and Music, Samba de Lei é muito bom! You feel like a local nit a tourist.

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    10 years ago

    Live music. Small place very tight. Locals love these place. Worth seeing. Always huge lines don't get it

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    The caipirinhas (~$15R) were delicious, the appetizers were tasty, and the live music set a nice mood.

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    Sindicato do Churrasco

    Sindicato do Churrasco

    3.8(5 reviews)
    1.2 kmCentro
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    Thais restaurante is located at the business center of Rio de Janeiro…read more There is absolutely no parking anywhere near here and walking is the only way to get here to this place. This is a pay by the weight kind of spot, you walk in and receive a paper where after you get your buffet style food on the plate you will put your plate on a scale and get the value on the paper you received at the door for later payment o your way out. They here offer from deserts to sushi and bbq. They also have crepe and pastas made to order and a bbq grill going also to grab by order. The pasts selection is good and the salgadinhos are also available here. I had: BOLINHAS DE QUEIJO- those are salgadinhos and I love cheese anything so I had to have it, they were not super great but they were eatable ROCAMBOLE DE CARNE - this is a shredded meat and mashed potatoes roll, glfelt a little heavy to eat but if I was hungrier it would have been perfect. PASTEL DE CATUPIRY-this is like an empanada with a special kind of Brazilian cheese and it was good, could been better if it was warm. PUDIM DE LEITE- this is a desert milk flan it also was sort of ok nothu ng impressive. The place has 3 floors for sitting as it gets pretty busy at linch time during the week. Overall this is ok place if you have no other choice at the moment and if you arre very hungry, otherwise it is a very mediocre place to eat. The prices were ok and the food was meh.

    This is a great place for lunch in Centro. There are two floors of seating, but come early cause it…read moregets crowded. Food options they offer omelets and pasta made to order, crepe made to order and a BBQ area. Plus Japanese, large salad options and hot dishes. They have a lot of quiches, or cheese tarts which are good. The lines for the crepes can get long, but they have sweet and savory options. At the BBQ area you can pick to have carne na chapa. I think they also have chicken. The third floor also has a Pizza area (rodizio) but they have been closed for a few months (apparently for renovation/remodeling. their pizzas were good - thin crust, and good options. Service was not the best, as it would be slow, but apparently they were reorganizing to fix these issues. Regardless, coming here you will never have nothing to eat. there is always something for someone...you may not be able to sit together at a table because of seating, but if you are a small group it is do-able.

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