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Known worldwide, Rio Scenarium owes its success to great live Brazilian music and one of the most unusual and attractive ambiences in Rio de Janeiro. Located in a renovated warehouse on the edge of Lapa, this antiques-store-turned-bar is one of the places that played a big role in reviving Lapa´s nightlife several years ago when there were few classy options available.The atmosphere is laidback, with singles, families, large groups and couples.

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If you are going to be in Rio anytime soon, then Club Baronetti is the place to go Thursday through Saturday night after you have soaked in the rays at Ipenema Beach during the day. Currently the hottest club in Rio, the first floor contains the main dance area where the DJ spins house and techno music till 5am. The second floor is VIP tables and the upstairs DJ spins more of a hip hop themed offering.

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The house is sounded with two DJs: Vitor Hugo and Germano, both experienced and entertaining the crowds each night. They will hit the air with funk, hip-hop, MBS, drumbass, rock and actual pop music.The age requirement to enter Mariuzinn is 18 and the doors open at 23:00.

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Nossa SemHora is a disc club of medium dimensions. Usually, there is samba live bands at the beginning, after dence music.

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Nuth Lounge in Barra da Tijuca is a favorite in Rio nightlife, with its eye-pleasing spaces designed by Claudio Bernardes and Paulo Jacobsen, great electronic music and a beautiful crowd. If that sounds good, you´ll probably want to save some time for Nuth Club, which opened last February at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.

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If you´re looking for upscale nightclubs in Rio then you could try Zero Zero in Leblon. The crowd is fairly well to do and it´s one of the cooler places to hang out.

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In a huge building spread over three floors, Club Six opens very late at the weekends to offer hip hop, beats and Brazilian pop music to hordes of sweaty revellers.

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The House is a bar, restaurant and nighclub which regularly features renowned local DJ´s spinning the latest hits. Hit the dance-floor and groove to upbeat music or simply sit back and take in the the vibrant ambiance.

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If you want to go to a nice night-club in Rio go and see the "Ilha dos Pescadores" which is a little bit away from normal tourist traps, it is at Barra da Tijuca, a 20 minutes drive from Copacabana away.

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Melt alternates between having live music and DJs so we include it under the Rio de Janeiro nightclubs category as well as in the live music category.

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One of the best little venues in town, Carioca da Gema offers all samba all the time. Even on weeknights when many other places are closed or slow, Carioca da Gema is often hopping.

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Circo Voador is one of the most eclectic venues in town, offering everything from samba and pagode, to house and funk.

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Via Show, it is one of the greater clubs of Rio de Janeiro. It is localized to approximately 40 minutes of taxi from copacabana.if you love music and strong emotions are a place to visit.

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