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The only bar...

This was the only gay bar we could find on the gay street! During carnival the whole street was packed full of guys and girls all dressed up. Atmosphere was amazing, had the Risotto which was really nice, but pricy. Outside of carnival a lot more quite but still ok to start the night with a few drinks.

Best club in the world?

I went here twice while in Rio in Feb 2013 for Carnival. It's the best club I have ever been too. The venue is massive with 2 dance areas. One playing trance/house the other more pop tunes. There's an outside smoking/lounge area to chill and maybe look up at the stars. The music was amazing and the people there are for me the best. Lots of hot Brazilian guys. There were lots of guys with shades on and no prizes for guessing why, so if you don't like that kind of thing might not be for you, but not everyones got them on. Few things to note; TAKE ID. You need it. Getting in is a mission, you have to register with ID then you are given a card for the bar and pass security. You pay your bill on the way out so make sure you have cash or a credit card. Getting a taxi at the end of the night also took some time but then it was carnival. If you can read Portuguese then you can register on the website first and save a bit of time.