the original and quintessential home for alternative music, in rio de janeiro, has to be casa da matriz, in the botafogo neighborhood - born in 1996, as a venture by fine arts students, the venue is considered to be the first place in rio to offer purely alternative sounds - an old converted home, which is spread across two floors, with two dance floors, a shop, a lounge and old arcade games, and can accommodate up to 450 people, to rock the night away - the enterprise has been such a great success, and now has expanded into a business called the matriz group, with a nightclub portfolio spread across the city. here is a list of venues one can visit to listen to alternative music on a wednesday.