many events have been created over the years with the purpose of celebrating the hip hop movement and those revolving around it - black santa is a monthly party, usually held in morro dos prazeres in the district of santa teresa, that seeks to culturally innovate and improve the relationships and issues within the communities through the use of music - the event includes the presentation of local rappers and b-boys.

here is a list of establishments one can visit to listen and dance to hip hop on a friday.