5 Places to Experience Bossa Nova in Rio
by Lily Heise for the Context Travel Blog
Brazilians love their music, the rhythms of Bossa Nova, Samba and modern beats flowing through their veins. Music is something that has woven together its culture and the different roots of the country’s population. Today, Brazil’s music is often celebrated abroad via its famous carnival and its offshoots around the world. However, an early foreign export was the mellow tempos of Bossa Nova, whose tempo still reverberates through parts of the Zona Sul, namely Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, the hub of Bossa Nova music. This history of this vibrant music style is covered on our Girl from Ipanema, Birth of Bossa Nova walk or you can also experience today’s Bossa Nova music scene at these five of our favorite music venues. Read on the discover these Places to Experience Bossa Nova in Rio…
