Rio de Janeiro · Historic Centre
Centro is where Rio's drinking history lives. The 1890s botecos (Bar Luiz, Adega do Pimenta), the post-work commercial-district crowds, and the Friday night phenomenon — Sexta no Centro — that turns Lapa-adjacent streets into open-air drinking for tens of thousands.
Office-after-work weekdays, neighbourhood-tradition Fridays. Boteco-classic format (cold chopp draft beer, salgadinhos, cash on table). The post-historic-revitalisation district where old-Rio drinking still operates.
Centro is where Rio's drinking history lives. The 1890s botecos (Bar Luiz, Adega do Pimenta), the post-work commercial-district crowds, and the Friday night phenomenon — Sexta no Centro — that turns Lapa-adjacent streets into open-air drinking for tens of thousands.
Around 9 bars we currently rate in Centro. The list runs cocktail rooms, craft beer halls, wine bars, and a couple of dives. For the ranked list, see the Rio de Janeiro city guide and filter by neighbourhood, or browse our category pages below.
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