Tag: Boteco
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – (Opinion) Last week, my fellow columnist, codename This Gringo, said it was hard to be happy about anything at all in Brazil these days. He’s right, of course, but on the last night of...
By Jack Arnhold, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Cidade Maravilhosa arguably has has some of the best bars, street parties and nightclubs in the world. However, there is another establishment that often passes under the nose of...
By Beatriz Miranda, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite the 4 kilometers of pristine beach, with a reputation for tourism and petty crime, Copacabana does not have the cachet it used to among Cariocas. Yet Copa (as locals...
By Maíra Amorim, Contributing Reporter
RIO DE JANEIRO - "Boteco" is a word hard to translate. It comes from "botequim", which is a special type of bar that you can find all over Brazil: it is cheap, kind of dirty...
