I had a heck of a time locating info about this place

The Bedroom
zone: S. Conrado
address: Estrada do Joá, 150
phone: 9998-3970

http://www.bbc.co.uk/holiday/you_cal...bs_music.shtml

I went to Brasil on a business trip a few years ago, and left Sao Paulo for the weekend to visit Rio. While there, with my associate and some other gringos, including a newlywedded couple, we went out on the town and included a stop at this place.

Later, I saw it on the TV show "Wild On Rio: Beautiful Beaches, Barely There Bikinis and That Bossa Nova Beat"

http://www.eonline.com/On/Wild/Travel/rio.html

Rio is a beautiful place to visit. It does have a lot of poverty and crime so be careful and perhaps it is a good idea to travel in a small group - try to meet up with some folks at your hotel if you're not already with a group.

virtual tourist seems to have some decent Rio info
http://tinyurl.com/f57y4

enjoy!

PS bring back as much of the liquor Cachaça as your country will allow, and perhaps a bit more if possible!

...cachaça is distilled from sugar cane which is milled to extract the juice. Rum makers first turn sugar cane into molasses, and then distill the beverage. Cachaça is a high-alcohol liquor – 40 proof, with a slightly musty flavor. When mixed with lime or other fruits, however, cachaça transforms itself into liquid fun. Cachaça is becoming widely available outside Brazil, in both stores and restaurants. Indeed, the Brazilian government has actually undertaken an effort to reserve the name cachaça only for Brazilian-made products and is promoting cachaça and caipirinhas as an expression of its culture...