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A Santa Teresa Bar Crawl

Four stops, one evening. Atmospheric hill-district.

This is a working bar crawl through Santa Teresa, Rio De Janeiro's most concentrated drinking neighbourhood. Atmospheric hill-district. Four stops, one evening, mapped by editors who actually drink here on Friday nights.

The order matters. Start polished, peak in the middle, end somewhere quieter. Every room listed below is within a 10-minute walk of the next one — that's the value of a neighbourhood crawl.

Total time: about five hours. Total spend: depends on you, but plan £60-£100 per person. Save this page, send it to whoever you're meeting, and let Santa Teresa take care of the rest.

The Route

Four stops, ranked

Walking distance: under 1km between stops. Treat the timings as guidance, not gospel.

No. 01
Stop 1 — 18:00 Aperitif
Adega do Pimenta
Santa Teresa · $$ · Cocktail Bars
Adega do Pimenta draws a steady local crowd in Santa Teresa. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Start at the most refined cocktail room in the area. One drink. You're warming up.
No. 02
Stop 2 — 19:30 First proper cocktail
Bar dos Descasados
Santa Teresa · $$$$ · Rooftop Bars
Bar dos Descasados draws a steady local crowd in Santa Teresa. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
Move to the room you'd take a first date to. Sit at the bar, talk to the bartender, order a house special.
No. 03
Stop 3 — 21:30 The destination
Bar do Mineiro
at the last communal table — that feels like the true heartbeat of Rio de Janeiro. Not the postcard version. The real one.</p> <p>This corner bar on Rua Paschoal Carlos Magno has been part of Santa Teresa since 1954 · $ · Cocktail Bars
There is a moment on Saturday afternoon at Bar do Mineiro — when the feijoada pot is bubbling, the chopp is flowing, and a group of artists from the neighbourho
The bar that defines the neighbourhood. Reservations help. Stay an hour.
No. 04
Stop 4 — 23:30 Last drink
Explorer Bar
Santa Teresa · $$$ · Cocktail Bars
Explorer Bar draws a steady local crowd in Santa Teresa. Booking is recommended on weekends. Walk-ins are usually possible early in the evening.
End somewhere unhurried — a wine bar, a music room, or a quiet hotel bar. One simple drink.
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