Rio de Janeiro
Rio's largest (6000-seat) concert house tends to change names every few years, but continues to host top international and Brazilian bands, as well as…
Must-see entertainment in South America
Rio de Janeiro
Hosting an excellent assortment of theater and dance performances, Espaço SESC is a bulwark of the Copacabana arts scene. The repertoire tends toward the…
Rio de Janeiro
Samba school located on the east side of Baía de Guanabara. Porta da Pedra hasn't had much success in recent years, and is struggling to find its way back…
Rio de Janeiro
Located northwest of Ilha do Governador, Grande Rio has been crowned parade champions only once (in 1992) but has lots of devoted followers, especially in…
Rio de Janeiro
Portela is a highly successful samba school with creative themes and brilliant costumes. It has been crowned Carnaval champion nearly two dozen times…
Rio de Janeiro
Rocinha is a Series A samba school that hosts fun parades. Its colors are blue, green and white, and butterflies (the symbol of Rocinha) often figure…
Medellín
In the old neighborhood of Prado Centro, this small place hosts different local theater groups year-round. The theater library has a large collection…
Rio de Janeiro
Going strong since 1931, this samba school has staged many dazzling parades over the years. Unidos da Tijuca has been crowned champion three times since…
Buenos Aires
The administrative office of the Argentinian Pato association can provide information on where to see Pato, a game played on horseback that combines…
Rio de Janeiro
Founded in 1948 this samba school has won more than a dozen parades over the years – most recently in 2018. It's located way out in Nilópolis (38km…
Cuzco
Mama Africa is the classic backpackers’ hangout, usually packed with people sprawled across cushions or swaying to rock and reggae rhythms. Happy hour is…
Mocidade Independente de Padre Miguel
Rio de Janeiro
Located 38km west of downtown, this samba school vaulted to fame in 2017 when it (along with Portela) was crowned parade champion of Rio's Carnaval.
Rio de Janeiro
Located 15km northwest of Centro, Imperatriz Leopoldinense is named after Empress Maria Leopoldina, archduchess of Austria and wife of Pedro I.
Santiago
The main racetrack is the grand Club Hípico de Santiago, where views of the Andes compete for your attention with the action on the turf.
Rio de Janeiro
One of Copacabana's only cinemas is a fine retreat when the weather sours. The Roxy shows the usual films on wide release.
Casa de la Cultura Performing Arts
Ushuaia
Hidden behind a gym, this place hosts occasional live-music shows. It’s 6km north of the center via Av Maipú.
Rio de Janeiro
Sells tickets to many events and venues, including the big KM de Vantagens concert hall in Barra da Tijuca.
Ushuaia
First-run movies are shown at the Museo del Presidio’s fully restored hangar-style theater.
Quito
The most recent Hollywood blockbusters are shown here (usually subtitled rather than dubbed).
Buenos Aires
Soccer club whose home ground is in Avellaneda in the south of Buenos Aires.
Coastal Patagonia
A stately, old-fashioned cinema showing the latest Hollywood flicks.
Caracas
The Trasnocho cultural center's minimalist bar is a place to pull up a beanbag chair, sip a martini and chill out with friends as guest DJs work their…
Estadio Antonio Herrera Guitierrez
Venezuela
At Estadio Antonio Herrera Guitierrez, the color red doesn’t necessarily imply revolutionary activity – it’s simply the color of the hometown Cardenales…
Caracas
Behind the flamboyant windmill facade is Caracas’ leading venue for live alternative rock, with two environments: the performance hall and an adjacent…
Caracas
Backpackers will be shooed away, but hipsters, icons of fashion, the rich, famous and an odd mix of out-of-place misfits clamor for face time inside this…
Venezuela
Within walking distance from the center, El Bodegón is one of the oldest discos in town, and it continues to draw crowds. The timber-decked ground-level…
Caracas
The rumba never stops at this boisterous, open-air lounge with a broad front terrace and various brightly lit salons. It’s for a slightly more mature set,…
Caracas
This eclectic newcomer on the rise offers two dueling rooms, one usually devoted to rock, the other electronica, drum and bass or hip-hop. It skews…
Caracas
Béisbol (baseball) is the local sporting obsession. Professional-league games are played from October to February at this 18,500-seat stadium, home to the…
Caracas
This state-subsidized venue shows a large selection of international films (with Spanish subtitles). It also hosts contemporary world-cinema festivals and…
Venezuela
This slick, beachside nightclub has a distinct tropical feel, with swaying palms, thatched-roofed bars and square beds (with romantic curtains) on the…
Venezuela
Inaugurated in 1932, this is the main central venue for theater performances, but it also stages other events. Half-hour guided tours are run from 9am to…
Caracas
A longtime bastion of jazz in Caracas, the refined club remains one of the most attractive environments anywhere for hearing jazz. If you wish, you can…
Venezuela
One of Porlamar’s most popular party destinations is this brightly colored building accented with cartoon figures inside and out. It’s a restaurant until…
Caracas
Bodies are pressed together here on the small dance floor like a Mumbai passenger train at rush hour. Salsa, merengue and reggaetón fuel the sweat-soaked…
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