$$$$Wine barBotafogo
Libô is a wine bar in a Botafogo townhouse on Rua Conde de Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, pouring organic, natural and biodynamic wines chosen by Maíra Freire.
TipThe house seats 40 inside, 14 outside and 24 in the cave; the five-glass circuit changes with the sommelier's picks.
$$$$Wine barIpanema
Virtuoso Vinho is a small natural-wine bar on Rua Gomes Carneiro, between Copacabana and Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, with a rotating glass list.
TipThe owners, a couple from Salvador, are on hand to suggest a label; CNN reported glasses from R$32 in early 2025.
$$$$Wine barBotafogo
Casa Tão Longe, Tão Perto pours Brazilian wines from small producers on tap in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, by the glass or filled into one-litre growlers.
TipTime Out gave averages of R$25 a glass and R$130 a growler at launch; on Sundays the house opens earlier, at 15:00, and closes at 22:00.
$$$$Wine barBotafogo
Belisco Bar de Vinhos seats 52 on Rua Arnaldo Quintela in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, pouring natural wines by the 150 ml glass and a monthly tasting flight.
TipManagement passed to sommelier Gabriela Teixeira in September 2026, when the hours given were Tuesday to Saturday, 18:00 to midnight.
$$$$Wine barBotafogo
Marchezinho is a Botafogo bistro in Rio de Janeiro that lists only natural wines from small Brazilian producers, beside artisanal cheeses and cured meats.
TipCheeses and cured meats can be ordered singly or as a selection; Time Out priced them at R$19 to R$109 in 2023.
$$$$Wine barTijuca
Patas e Rolhas is a pet-friendly wine bar and café on Rua Uruguai in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, where a dispenser pours 18 wines in 50, 100 or 150 ml measures.
TipFixed nights run through the week, such as a wine rodízio on Thursdays; the operator says all pets are welcome.
$$$$Wine barLeblon
Áriz is a listening bar on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, specialising in sparkling wine, with more than 20 labels, a DJ booth and a lounge.
TipCocktails sit beside the sparkling list; the room holds about 60 people and the bar opens on Sundays from 18:30 to midnight.
$$$$Wine barLeblon
Liz Cocktail & Wine added a wine cave to its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro in late 2025, with organic, natural and Brazilian labels beside the cocktails.
TipThe wine list was added when the bar took its new name at the end of 2025; cocktails remain the main draw.
$$$$Wine barLeblon
Cedilha is the ground-floor bar and bistro of the Janeiro Hotel in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with a wine list of small producers chosen by Diego Cartier.
TipReservations go through [email protected] and the hotel's Book Now button; the bar was relaunched with a new look in August 2025.