being rio de janeiro typically informal,  the cariocas did not absorb dances with strict and formal rules in their average entertainment routines - yet it is still possible to enjoy both classical and modern variations of ball room dances across rio, if mostly in specialized venues.   

presented by the universidade federal do estado do rio de janeiro, the study espaços de dança de salão no cenário urbano da cidade do rio de janeiro: tradição e inovação na cena contemporânea,(spaces for salon dancing in the urban scenery of the city of rio de janeiro: tradition and innovation in the contemporary scene), by maria inês galvão souza, discusses the symbolic spaces of social dance through an analysis of representations of the concepts of tradition and innovation expressed in the speeches of dancers, as well as the key figures involved in the training and dissemination of dance.