the building itself is beautiful, so much so that many popular brazilian soap operas have been filmed inside. the live music schedule boasts an array of special guests, such as liza minelli who once performed here, and with such a lively and varied programme its easy to see why this is such a rio institution. estudantina musical praça tiradentes, 79 (across from praça tiradentes and near the corner rua da constituição with rua gonçalves ledo), centro, tel. 21.2232.1149 or 21.2232.0396 - here is the website, contact email, and map.
