Friday, November 18th, 2011, Nightlife Guide RIO DE JANEIRO

Friday, November 18th, 2011, Nightlife Guide

November 15, 2011 | Filed underNightlife Guide | Posted by Kim Dumo

Friday’s Rio Nightlife Pick: Festival Electronika will be hosting the best of electronic in Rio this weekend. With artists such as Chico Dub, Kisses, Ladytron, Andre Paste, Rich Aucoin, and the Hood Internet, Studio RJ will rock this party all weekend long. Tickets available at the box office and ingressorapido.com.br Vivo Rio.

CLUBS:

Santa Sexta (Leblon)
Friday nights at Melt are the local jump off in Leblon, featuring everything from rock to samba on two floors.
Melt – 9PM
Rua Rita Ludolf, 47, Leblon – Tel: (21) 2249-9309
Entrance: R$60 for Men, R$25 for Women

Festival Electronika (Arpoador)
Festival Electronika will be hosting the best of electronic in Rio this weekend. With artists such as Chico Dub, Kisses, Ladytron, Andre Paste, Rich Aucoin, and the Hood Internet, Studio RJ will rock this party all weekend long. Tickets available at the box office and ingressorapido.com.br Vivo Rio.
Studio RJ – 11PM
Av. Vieira Souto, 110, Arpoador – Tel: (21) 2523-1204
Entrance: R$40 for students, R$80 otherwise

Techno Rio (Lapa)
List your ten favorite songs of all styles that you know. Got it in your head? Now is your chance to enjoy a party where all these songs will play! Rock, pop and electronic, press the shuffle and come to Techno Rio in Lapa!
Techno Rio – 10PM
Rua da Riachuelo, 186 – Lapa
Entrance: R$15 with Lista Amiga, R$18 without

MÚSICA BRASILEIRA:

Perdidos na Selva (Lapa)
The Perdidos na Selva brings a repertoire of classics like “Urban Music” Home Capital “professional mistress” by Hervé Sweet, “Popstar” by John Bunch and more successes of the Red Baron, magic bullet, Keith Urban, Joy Train, Paralamas do Sucesso, Menudo, RPM and many others. It will be an elixir for the collective memory of fans of pop/rock country.
Parada da Lapa - 12AM
Rua dos Arcos, 24, Lapa – Tel: (21) 2524-2950
Entrance: R$20

Roda de Forró (Lapa)
Anyone who likes reggae and forro do not want to miss the next Roda de Forró which opens this month at the Centro Cultural Carioca. Roda de Forró happens every week, bringing together the best groups of its kind in Rio club scene, always with special guests.
Centro Cultural Carioca – 9PM
Rua do Teatro, 37, Lapa – Tel: (21) 2252-6468
Entrance: R$20

Samba de Esquina (Lapa)
Samba de Esquina brings the best of Rodas de Samba of Oswaldo Cruz and Madurai with a touch of Lapa. With a repertoire enriched Fundo de Quintal, Arlindo Cruz, Umbrella, Almir Guineto, Jorge Aragao, Luiz Carlos da Vila, Candle and the best time of the loud party.
Lapa Na Pressão – 11PM
R. Mem de Sá, 59 – Lapa – Tel: (21) 2507-0580
Entrance: R$25

PUBS & BARS:

Academia da Cachaça (Leblon)
This bar specializes in the local booze cachaça and the different fruit drinks caipifrutas and caipirinhas.
Academia da Cachaça 
Rua Conde Bernadotte 26, Leblon – (21) 2239-1542
Entrance: Call for nightly prices

Blue Agave (Ipanema)
Mexican bar and restaurant with an open atmosphere where you can sit and check out all the people that pass by. Has the best margaritas in Ipanema, and also ask them about the new spot in Copacabana that just opened.
Blue Agave
Rua Vinicius de Moraes 68, Ipanema – Tel: (21) 3592-9271
Entrance: Free

Live Music @ Balcony (Copacabana)
Great lunch specials, live music starting at 5:30PM and nightly drink specials and free hors d’oeuvres for paying customers everyday at 5PM.
Balcony Bar
Avenida Atlantica, 1424, Copacabana – Tel: (21) 2541 8381
Entrance: Free

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O Rappa in Rio at Marina da Glória Oct 21-22

October 11, 2011 | Filed underEntertainment | Posted by Michael DeLeo

By Michael DeLeo, Contributing Reporter

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Brazilian band O Rappa is playing two concerts at the Marina da Glória in Rio on Friday and Saturday, October 21st and 22nd, for a dedicated fan-base of Cariocas and foreigners. The band was initially slated to play only one day but high demand added another night of reggae, rock, hip-hop, funk and samba sounds.

O Rappa performing live with frontman Papa Winnie in Foz do Iguaçu, photo by Marcio Ramalho/Flickr Creative Commons License.

O Rappa has their own sound, blending Caribbean rhythms with American influences, all without losing their Brazilian roots. The band was formed in 1993 by band member Papa Winnie from St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean, who sought out four musicians upon his arrival in Brazil.

One year later they released their first self-titled album that gained some local Carioca notoriety. Fast-forward fifteen years later and O Rappa has 200,000 friends on Facebook and over 13,000 stating they will attend the Marina da Glória show on Facebook alone.

Robin Catlren, an expatriate from Germany, says, “I wasn’t going to the show but since I found out everyone I know is attending, I will try to find a ticket for Saturday and see what O Rappa is all about.”

O Rappa’s concerts are conducted in a festival-like manner with a positive social message. The daytime entertainment will consist of local reggae, hip-hop and samba bands. DJs will provide continuing beats in between sets, with O Rappa hitting the main stage later in the evening.

Papa Winnie and O Rappa delight the audience with a live performance in São Paulo, photo by Alexandre Cardoso/Flickr Creative Commons License.

The Brazilian band has been recognized on MTV Brasil’s Video Music Awards for their song “Minha Alma.” This notoriety gives them the proper platform for their controversial lyrics and message.

O Rappa’s songs mostly voice their strong opinions about social problems and contain sharp protests, as they are strong supporters of numerous social projects within Brazil.

Julia Almeida, a local Brazilian, says, “O Rappa sets the mood with a very positive vibe and gets the crowd jumping on their behalf. O Rappa!”

O Rappa’s rise to success hasn’t come without tragedy, though. In November 2000, drummer Marcelo Yuka was shot during a robbery. In an attempt to avoid the assault, he slammed his car against the bandits. Unfortunately, the incident left him a paraplegic and he eventually had to be replaced by current drummer Marcelo Lobato.

O Rappa’s concert will bring people of all walks of life together with the intent of providing a positive change in society. It is a breath of fresh air in today’s music scene to see a band make such strong statements for the betterment of their people.

Tickets are still for sale between R$72 to R$108 for Friday night’s show, but are selling fast, so purchase promptly and show love for a grassroots band that has finally made it back home. Tickets can be purchased online here.

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