There is a wide array of alternative entertainment available across Rio de Janeiro for those who enjoy a spectacle - Circuses, mystical theatre, magic and acrobatics proliferate throughout the year to the delight of adults and children alike.

'Circo Las Vegas', in Barra da Tijuca, offers up a menu of acrobats, contortionists, magicians, jugglers, clowns and trapeze artists - Predominantly aimed at children, the performances are varied and bizarre enough to enrapture and delight an array of appetites - Another travelling circus, called 'Circo dos Sonhos', has converted a number of locations in Rio de Janeiro into fantastical spectacles of magic, theatre and buffoonery.

In 2014, they brought to the stage 'The dream will begin' - an inverted world of fantasy and imagination in which a girl's life is transformed in the dead of night by a powerful magician - The fusion of magic, music and dance, as well as the seminal character of the clown, ensured the piece became a playful and spellbinding success.