the night scene in rio de janeiro is one of the city's main attraction seeing as its atmosphere is unique, lively, and innovative - from trendy dance clubs in barra da tijcua to traditional chopperias in tijuca, there is something to suit every pesonal preference and taste.

amongst the most popular venues in the city, one can find the streets of lapa and other after hour establishments filled with cariocas and visitors mingling and enjoying their evenings on almost everyday of the week - there are a variety of places people can go, including but not limited to, botecos, botequims, pubs and bars.

an elegant bar type, that particularly caters to cigar enthusiasts, are cigar cafés, which can be found in many neighborhoods of rio de janeiro - these bars have been around for far more time but it only start gaining popularity towards the end of the 20th century and beginnning of the 21st century.