Lapa, Rio de Janeiro
Dont waste your money going to the swanky areas like Ipanema, head strait for a samba club in Lapa, find a partner and samba the night away.
The street scene, centred around the Rua da Lapa and the parallel running Rua Joaquim Silva were always thriving with young people drinking from the street stalls, hanging out and dancing. All along the streets there are lots of clubs to choose from, one we went to was in an empty house that was lacking a roof.
Getting there
Probably the best way to get to Lapa is to share a taxi with some people from your hostel.
Is it Safe
As long as you stick to the main busy streets you’ll be safe but maybe leave your camera at the hostel, there was an instance where an entire tour party was robbed on the famous red tiled staircase.
Photo by ginasant
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Hey! Are you still traveling around South America? My friend just started travelling at the end of december and is in Rio as i write this. Im speaking to him via MSN at the moment but he's wondering where to go next…Any ideas where he can go and enjoy himself. He wants to see Iquazzu Falls and is travelling around the world untill July.
I wish I was! Im in cold and grey England. I think theres some nice islands around there, Ilha Grande and further south florianopolis, though i've not been myself, I also heard good things about Petropolis inland from Rio.
We travelled from Rio to Curitiba then on to Foz do Iguacu, if your friends going to the falls I recommend the Argentinian side for the best views.
hey there, i’m trying to do some reseach on the area of LAPA, as i’m currently looking to purachase a business.
any tips for me?
many thanx
I’m afraid I haven’t any business tips having only visited Lapa briefly, anyone out there able to offer any insider tips?
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