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

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viajante2000

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

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Help Copa Av. Atlântica, 3432 2513-4993
La Girl (lesbian)Copa Rua Raul Pompéia, 102 2247-8342
Le Boy (gay) 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/riodejaneiro/2845_inddin.html

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!)

San

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.
=)

eatlovesleep

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!

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