as a sign of the growing alternative music scene in rio de janeiro, 2014 marked the first year that rio grande do sul hosted the indie music festival, meca, with editions in rio, săo paulo and porto alegre - with a formidable reputation that has attracted some huge international artists, such as friendly fires, two door cinema club and charli xcx - the festival has now evolved into a platform for alternative music offering a calendar of concerts, conferences and other events related to the genre.

here is a list of venues one can visit to listen to alternative music on a friday.