3Carioca da Gema
This small, warmly lit club still attracts some of the city’s best samba bands, and you’ll find a festive, mixed crowd filling the dance floor most nights.
The club is housed in a tall and handsome colonial building, with a balcony overlooking the crowded streets of Lapa – perfect for people-watching and catching a breath of fresh air before you carry on your dance-athon.
Samba lovers of all ages flock to this downtown dance house, where the fleet of foot and supple of rump shimmy and shake around the dance floor.
