The highlight of Lagoa is M li M lo, formerly known as Resumo da pera. This spot, once home to legendary gay disco Papagayo, is simply fantastic. There are dance floors, an open patio, restaurant, and a theater. Botafogo, Flamengo, and Catete have clubs that are great fun, and attract a more unpretentious crowd. There you will find imports, like the Hard Rock Caf , and Studio 54.
Downtown is where the best rave and circuit parties happen.
The docks, warehouses, the train station, a renovated steel factory, and a turn of the century movie theater are only some of the spots that have already been stage to unforgettable parties. Keep an eye for events at venues like Fundi o Progresso, or Cine Iris. Gay and straight-friendly B.I.T.C.H. parties at theme park Terra Encantada in Barra are always fun, too. Listings of parties and specials are published on Friday tabloids of local newspapers O Globo and Jornal do Brasil, and on Veja Rio, the supplement of weekly Veja magazine. Buy a copy at the newsstand, and ask your concierge to help you find the information, or point the page you are looking for.