visitors are spoilt for choice when it comes to bars in rio de janeiro - there is at least one on almost every street corner. ranging from chic and exclusive, to simple kioks with some chairs, bars in rio de janeiro are so important, that a selected few have been declared cultural patrimony of the city.

a vital part of city life and hugely important to the carioca heritage, bars in rio have been second homes, meeting points and inspiration to many of the artists, intellectuals, and musicians, that shaped rio over the last fifty years.