Rio de Janeiro

 

Museum:

In Rio, there’s the small museum at Maracana, Brazil’s most famous football stadium.

 

Tours for the true football fan:

Rio Football Tour offers a variety of tours that are related to football in Rio de Janeiro. This company offers the following tours:

• Play a game of football in a favela: During this tour, you will have first hand experience playing with other Brazilian street football players in a favela.[i]
• Samba and football party: During this tour, you will visit the Maracana stadium. You will also get to select a football club in Rio and visit. After a football-filled morning, you will get in touch with the Brazilian culture by making your very own caipirinhas and enjoying a live performance of samba music.[ii]

 

Peladas/Futevolei:

Rio’s beaches host informal games, known as peladas. One of the more regular and impressive ones is the Pelada de Siqueira Campos, on Copacabana beach on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. On a both Copacabana and Ipanema beaches, you’ll find lots of impressive futevolei, a version of volleyball played football style, with no hand or arm contact.[iii]

 

Bars:

Popeye, Ipanema

179 Rua Visconde de Pirajá, Ipanema.

A hole-in-the-wall bar since the ’60s, Popeye’s TV screens show football matches 24-7. The atmosphere picks up and the pavement fills up as soon as the level of shouting increases to hint at the action. 179 Rua Visconde de Pirajá, Ipanema.

 

Chopperia Brazooka, Lapa

Avenida Mem de Sá 70, Lapa.

Live football is basically a part of the menu at Chopperia Brazooka. All four floors of this bar have at least one television around which to huddle. With a capacity of over 300, the feeling of a genuine crowd roar is guaranteed fffor the bigger games. Avenida Mem de Sá 70, Lapa.[iv]