UNUSUAL RIO DE JANEIRO (North:Saude, Gamboa and in the air!) - SAMBA

CIDADE DO SAMBA - where Rio's main samba schools manufacture the floats used

during the Carnival. If you visit in the daytime, you can tour the Samba Factory and see where the floats and costumes are made and, at night, go to the weekly Carnival show , on during part of the year (schedules vary). The ticket includes a buffet dinner and participation in a Carnival parade at Cidade do Samba

Rua Rivadavia Correia 60 - Gamboa -http://cidadedosambarj.globo.com/

CASA TURUNA- multicolor fabrics, tons of accessories, all types of feathers and sequins: all you need to make your Samba costume by yourself …

Rua Senhor dos Passos, 77 - Saara -http://www.casaturuna.com.br/

PEDRA DO SAL - is an historical and religious site in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Saúde. Every Monday and Friday evening a Samba party takes place: the atmosphere is casual and reflects the Carioca spirit. You don´t have to pay anything, just come with a beer and find a little space to join the samba.

Largo João da Baiana – Saude

TRAPICHE GAMBOA - is the place to come if you want to hear excellent live samba (voted the best in Rio by local press) in unpretentious - but really cool - surroundings

Rua Sacadura Cabral 155 – Saude -http://www.trapichegamboa.com/

 

MUSEU CARMEN MIRANDA- Carmen Miranda (1909 - 1955) was the most popular Samba’s singer in the last century and her life is represented in this small, stirring museum

Avenida Rui Barbosa, 560 - Flamengo -http://carmen.miranda.nom.br/gal_museu.htm

 

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