History

Jacob Wendling opened the Zum Schlauch on Rua da Assembleia in Centro on 3 January 1887, named for the ice-chilled serpentines that cooled the chope; it is described as the city's first beer hall, possibly Brazil's. It moved to Rua da Carioca in 1927 and became Bar Luiz, was declared bankrupt in 2022 and its brand sold at auction in 2023. Time Out Rio's 2024 listings show Bar Urca and Nova Capela pouring Brahma chope at R$10 and R$11.

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Common allergens: Gluten

Make it at home

Yield Serves 2Hands-on 5 minTotal 25 minDifficulty Easy

Ingredients

  • 2 bottles (330ml) of very cold lager
  • 2 small straight-sided glasses, chilled in the freezer for 20 minutes

Method

  1. Chill the beer in the coldest part of the fridge and the glasses in the freezer for 20 minutes.
  2. Hold a glass at a slight angle and pour the beer slowly down the side.
  3. Straighten the glass as it fills so that a finger or two of foam forms on top.
  4. Serve at once, before the foam drops.
  5. Pour the second glass the same way.

Tip from the editors. The foam is part of a chope: Velho Adonis, for one, will not serve it without a collar. Keep glasses cold and clean.

Where to eat chope

Chope in Rio de Janeiro

Jobi ★ 4.2

$$ BrazilianLeblonUntil 03:00 daily

Jobi has served chope and bolinho de bacalhau on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, since 1956, and stays open until 03:00 every day.

OrderBolinho de bacalhau, pork ribs or a filet mignon sandwich with a 200 ml chope.

TipThe 200 ml chope known as a Robertinho is the best-seller, at R$8.50 in Time Out's listing; the bar opens at 11:00 and closes at 03:00 every day.

Directions

Bar Urca ★ 4.3

$$ 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.

Directions

Casa Clipper ★ 4.2

$ SandwichLeblon

Casa Clipper sells pernil sandwiches and chope from 08:00 to 23:30 on Rua Carlos Góis in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, a heritage bar open since 1945.

TrySanduíche de pernil, with a draught chope

Directions

Nova Capela ★ 4.1

$$ BrazilianLapaUntil 00:00 Sun-Thu, 02:00 Fri-Sat

Nova Capela, on Avenida Mem de Sá in Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, serves roast kid and draught chope until midnight, and until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

OrderRoast kid (cabrito assado) with broccoli rice, roast potatoes and toasted garlic.

TipFriday and Saturday service runs to 02:00, which suits a late meal after a night in Lapa; on other days the house closes at midnight.

Directions

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