Bossa Nova Roadmap

First stop: IPANEMA

Welcome to Wonderful City! For Bossa Nova lovers, we created this special itinerary to walk and be delighted with Rio de Janeiro! Let's start with one of the most iconic neighborhoods in Rio: IPANEMA .

ARPOADOR - STATUA TOM JOB FOR(var x=0; x "The boat goes, the afternoon falls. And at the fall of the afternoon, begins the countdown to Wander on the Moon Desert of the Stones of the Arpoador." for(var x=0; x Bossa Nova delights in musicality and sound expressed in its lyrics here in Rio. This poetry can be experienced in the Stones of the Arpoador, watching the sunset, and thanking the universe for our lives so full of music, poetry, beauty and much LOVE. for(var x=0; x Here we have a mandatory stop for photo with the bronze statue of conductor and composer Antonio Carlos Jobim, inaugurated on December 8, 2014, the same day the musician died. The sculpture of real size was the work of sculptor Christina Motta.

First stop: IPANEMA

APARTMENT OF TOM JOB "Song of Love Too Much", this anthological LP recorded in 1958 by singer Elizeth Cardoso is considered the first record of works with the melodic resource produced by the deconstructed guitar of genius João Gilberto. With tracks signed by Vinícius de Moraes and Tom Jobim, a legend was born in the heart of the neighborhood of Ipanema, more precisely in the number 107 of Rua Nascimento Silva, in a three-story building where they lived on the second floor Tom, and in the third the Divine Elizeth Cardoso. From 1953 to 1962, while living at the address cited, Tom immortalized partnerships with Vinícius, Dolores Duran, Billy Blanco among others who rendered classics such as "Insensatez", "Defined", "Tereza da Praia", "Estrada do Sol", among so many successes. The song "Letter to Tom", a partnership of Vinícius de Moraes and Toquinho, entitled to a satirical version composed by Chico Buarque de Holanda, put the famous address into history. Today the Cultural Heritage of the city of Rio de Janeiro.

for(var x=0; x BAR IPANEMA GIRL for(var x=0; x The year was 1962, on a sunny summer morning, Tom Jobim went to meet his partner Vinícius de Moraes at the old Bar Veloso , today Bar Girl of Ipanema, on old Montenegro Street, currently Rua Vinícius de Moraes corner of Rua Prudente de Moraes. As the ethyl work of that golden morning began, she passed towards the beach, a beautiful teenager who lived a few steps away. The stunning beauty of the young Heloisa Eneida Menezes Paes Pinto, full of swing and on her way to the sea, has earned one of the most beautiful songs of all time with enough inspiration to marry poetry and melody of chords so powerful, that they stamped a new trademark of Brazil in the memory of the world. for(var x=0; x Right in front of the Girl of Ipanema, we also have the famous Bar Vinícius : stronghold of bossa nova in Rio de Janeiro, inaugurated on June 7, 1989, the bar was created as a simple homage to Bossa Nova and counted, that day, with an unforgettable presentation by Carlos Lyra – one of the great names of the musical genre. for(var x=0; x After a delicious lunch, how about walking through this charming neighborhood to the Jardim Botânico of Rio?

Second stop: JARDIM BOTÂNICO

SPACE TO JOB - JARDIM BOTÂNICO Space was created in 2008 and its name honors composer and conductor Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927-1994), who expressed his love for the Garden in texts and songs. It is formed by the Tom Jobim Theatre, the Galpão das Artes and the Casa do Acervo. Tom Jobim was a frequent member of the Jardim Botânico of Rio, where he used to be inspired to compose his songs and observe birds. Here the complete collection of Tom Jobim is preserved and maintains a permanent exhibition with photos, original sheet music, song lyrics, correspondence, photographs, books, personal objects and videos of some of the composer's shows. Tom Jobim Space is located at Jardim Botânico Street Jardim Botânico, 1008. The entrance to the exhibition is free. Monday to Sunday, 8:00 to 5:00.

“ My dear Jardim Botânico From transcendental meditation How long have I tried my foot? In the thick sand of your quiet alleys In the morning, early, the time stubbed Morning evening, along the streams” for(var x=0; x (Tom Jobim, in manuscript published in the book My Dear Jardim Botânico, Jobim Music, 2005) for(var x=0; x After this breathtaking visit, we will take a walk in the neighborhood considered the cradle of Bossa Nova: COPACABANA

3rd STOP: COPACABANA

NARA LEO APARTMENT - COPACABANA Located in the Champs-Elysées building, opposite the sea of Copacabana in the Posto 4 of Atlantic Avenue, the apartment of the singer and muse of Bossa Nova, was a kind of headquarters, where names were gathered that would later become the captionaries of the famous genre, such as: Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lira, Chico Feitosa, Chico Buarque and Ronaldo Bôscoli. Here it is said that it was the place where “BOSSA” was born! Nothing beats ending this day by enjoying a concert in the historic Bottle Alley!

BECO DAS GARRAFAS for(var x=0; x A dead end that marks numbers from 21 to 37 on Duvivier Street in Copacabana, having as inspiration for the name, the practice of the residents in playing their apartments, bottles in the visitors of the bars Ma Griffe, Baccara, Little Club and Bottle's Bar in the 1950s to 1960s, the now famous and historical Beco das Garrafas, is an icon of the Carioca night and considered the Berço da Bossa Nova. for(var x=0; x By the small stages, designed for Pocket Shows, great names of Bossa Nova were presented: Sergio Mendes, Baden Powell, Luis Carlos Vinhas, Wilson das Neves, Ronaldo Bôscoli and Miele. In the 1960s, they were artists of Elis Regina, Sylvia Telles, Marisa Gata Mansa, Maria Creuza, Wilson Simonal, Leny Andrade and Maria Bethânia who made memorable seasons in this space, which until today echo the memory of a time full of magic.