First impression walking in here: the smell. It's the smell of bad decisions, spilled beer, and…read morenot-cleaned-up upchuck. It's like they modeled themselves after a US dive bar, and somehow imported a certain eau-du-hurl from a place like The Alley in Carlsbad. I'm in beautiful Ipanema in beautiful Rio, why-the-f would I want that?
Never ate here, for reason stated above, but beers were cheap and cold and guys serving them have a good sense of humor.
There is a patio area across the street in the General Osorio plaza that is open on busy summer nights. I think it's theirs but I never hung out there.
Want somewhere with good food, strong caipirinhas, and a new-bar-smell? Go diagonal across the plaza to the new Belmonte, and see my other review, which I'm writing up shortly...