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Rio drinks by the beach, in Lapa's old mansions and in Jardim Botânico. The best bars in Rio start in Copacabana at 111 Music Bar, on the third floor at Rua Raimundo Corrêa 10, a Japanese-style listening bar with music curated by Danny Dee, sofas instead of a dance floor, sushi and sashimi, and a dress code that rules out team jerseys, tank tops and shorts. In Lapa, Bar Carioca da Gema, founded in 2000 in a historic mansion on Avenida Mem de Sá, helped lead the revival of the neighborhood's old houses and puts live samba on its main stage. On the beachfront, Sky Leme is the rooftop pool bar of the Novotel Rio de Janeiro Leme, with sunsets over Leme and Copacabana, and Deck Lounge Bar sits on the rooftop of the Pestana Rio Atlântica on Avenida Atlântica. In Jardim Botânico, Elena Horto mixes cachaça into its Cajueiro. Expect a door charge at Carioca da Gema: R$30 midweek, R$35 on Fridays and Saturdays. These are the bars we would start with.

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  1. 111 Music Bar
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    111 Music Bar

    On the third floor above the Haru restaurant and UMAI omakase counter in Copacabana, 111 Music Bar, styled 「111」, opened in November 2025 as Rio de Janeiro's answer to the Japanese listening bar. Founder Menandro Rodrigues built the room like a live recording studio, with fourteen Genelec coaxial monitors hung in three quadrants around a central DJ booth where music curator Danny Dee plays jazz, soul, MPB, and groove on vinyl, and guests are asked to keep their voices low. There is no dance floor, the light stays low, and the sound is the point. Head bartender Leonardo Santos matches the program with drinks that cross Brazilian ingredients and Japanese technique, while chef Thiago Ferrer's kitchen moves between Japan, Korea, and Brazil, from tuna crudo with romesco to a miso cappuccino.

    R. Raimundo Corrêa 10, 3º andar, Copacabana, Rio de JaneiroTue-Sat 19:00-01:00
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  2. Bar Carioca da Gema
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    Bar Carioca da Gema

    'At Carioca da Gema you don't watch samba, you live it.' Founded in 2000 in a historic Lapa mansion of wooden beams and period detail, this pioneer of the neighborhood's revival hosts live samba nightly on the Palco Luiz Carlos da Vila, a stage that has held Dona Ivone Lara, Beth Carvalho and Zeca Pagodinho.

    Av. Mem de Sá, 79 - Lapa, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20230-150, BrazilTue-Thu from 19:30, Fri from 19:30, Sat from 20:30
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  3. Sky Leme
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    Sky Leme

    The rooftop of the Novotel Rio de Janeiro Leme looks down the full crescent of Leme and Copacabana beaches, a relaxed pool-bar scene by day that turns into a 'bar descolado' of cocktails and DJ-friendly evenings after dark.

    R. Gustavo Sampaio, 320 - Leme, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 22010-010, Brazil
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  4. Deck Lounge Bar
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    Deck Lounge Bar

    The rooftop of the Pestana Rio Atlântica claims one of the best panoramic views of Copacabana beach, gourmet sandwiches and mains beside sparkling wines, whiskies and cocktails, with live music and a reputation for hosting some of Brazil's most talked-about rooftop parties.

    Rooftop, Pestana Rio Atlântica, Av. Atlântica 2964, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro 22070-000Daily 09:00-22:00 (full service from 12:00)
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  5. Elena Horto
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    Elena Horto

    Rua Pacheco Leão 758, Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro
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