to be considered latin, the music would usually need to be from latin america or the iberian peninsula, whilst the artist's cultural background would also usually be from these areas of the world - there are a variety of different genres, all with very distinct styles, rarely with one common element, but almost all with an african drumbeat at their core.

seeing as most of brazil's neighboring countries are spanish-speaking, and carioca's are fond of dancing to an extensive repertoire of sounds of national and international talent, there are many different hispanic genres that can be found in rio's vast portfolio of bars and nightclubs - here is a list of places one can go to around the city.