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InternationalBeer barIpanema
Delirium Café, on Rua Barão da Torre in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, won best beer list at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2026 and pours 20 draught taps.
Drink20 draught taps of national and imported chope
FoodPetiscos, croquettes, tapioca dadinhos and handmade burgers
TipHappy hour runs from 17:00 to 20:00 every day with 350 ml chopes, and Sunday burgers cost R$29.90 per the operator.
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BrazilianSamba barLapa
Beco do Rato is a samba house on Rua Joaquim Silva in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, with music every day and a Saturday feijoada with a samba roda in the afternoon.
DrinkCold beer with the roda de samba
FoodSaturday feijoada at R$40 and boteco petiscos
TipFrom November 2025 Saturdays open at midday: entry is free until 14:00, then R$25 when the roda de samba starts.
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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.