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BrazilianCachaça barLeblon
Academia da Cachaça lists caipirinhas such as the Acadêmica and fruit batidas at its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro, open since 1985 and known for its feijoada.
DrinkAcadêmica: lime, honey and Salinas cachaça
FoodFeijoada, bobó de camarão and baião de dois
TipThe Leblon house stays open to 01:00 on Friday and Saturday; the Barra branch keeps shorter hours, so check which one you book.
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PortugueseTraditional barCopacabana
Adega Pérola keeps a glass counter of over 50 petiscos beside the chope taps on Rua Siqueira Campos in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro; the bar dates from 1957.
DrinkChope Brahma, with bottled beers and a mixed wine list
FoodA glass counter of more than 50 petiscos, from sardinhas em escabeche to polvo à vinagrete
TipSardines are sold by the unit and most other petiscos by 100 g portions, so order a few at a time.
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BrazilianBotequimTijuca
Bar do Momo is a Tijuca botequim in Rio de Janeiro where cold beer comes with petiscos such as bolinho de arroz, bolovo de bacalhau and coxinha de rabada.
DrinkBatidinha de coco or maracujá, with bottled beer and classic drinks
FoodBolinho de arroz, bolovo de bacalhau and coxinha de rabada; feijoada Friday to Sunday
TipRiotur lists the bar open Monday and Wednesday to Saturday from 12:00 to 22:00, and Sunday until 18:00; it is closed Tuesday.
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BrazilianBotequimZona Norte
Cachambeer is a Cachambi botequim in Rio de Janeiro, open since 2002 and known for costela no bafo and big petiscos, with Patrimônio Cultural Carioca status.
FoodCostela no bafo, Infarto Completo and Filezão Metido a Besta
TipIt opens at 17:00 on Tuesday and Wednesday, at midday Thursday to Saturday, and closes at 18:00 on Sunday.
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BrazilianBotequimPraca Da Bandeira
Bar da Frente serves cascos of Heineken beside Porquinho no Quimono and Fondue de Coxinha at its Praça da Bandeira branch in Rio de Janeiro.
DrinkHeineken and Ramal 33 in casco bottles
FoodPorquinho no Quimono, Beijo Grego and Fondue de Coxinha
TipTime Out also lists a Copacabana address; this entry is the Praça da Bandeira house, which opens Wednesday to Sunday.
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SeafoodTraditional barUrca
Bar Urca sells chope, fried sardines and empadas from a counter in Urca, Rio de Janeiro, to eat on the sea wall opposite with views over Guanabara Bay.
DrinkChope Brahma and bottled beer
FoodEmpada de camarão or siri, bolinho de bacalhau and fried sardines
TipThe ground-floor bar opens at 09:00 and the upstairs restaurant at 11:30; petiscos are carried across the street to the mureta.