Prainha breath - Largo de San Francisco da Prainha

Popularly known as Largo da Prainha, it is located in Rua Sacadura Cabral, at the foot of Morro da Conceição. Before the construction of the Port of Rio de Janeiro, there was a small beach, which extended to what is now the Praça Mauá. To the center, the statue of Mercedes Baptista, the first black ballerina of the permanent ballerina of the Municipal Theatre of Rio de Janeiro. Mercedes founded the Folkloric Ballet that bore its name, worldwide diffuser of terreiro performances and paradigm of anti-racist struggle in the field of culture. The wide and its surroundings have several bars and restaurants and intense daytime and nightlife.

The Breath of Prainha, attracts crowds with various options of meats on the plate (ask the cupim to spoon with broccoli rice, sauce on the campaign, farofa and Portuguese potatoes), beer buckets, samba wheels and, if you are lucky to get a place, the neighbor house Porto next door, with bean broth, batiinha and PF served in the panelinha (with drink of the house and dessert). From eating on your knees, before falling into samba with the Little Africa Women group on Saturdays at 6:00.

Prainha breath - Largo de San Francisco da Prainha

Address: Largo São Francisco da Prainha, 15 - Saúde, Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Schedule: Seg and Ter, 16h to 23h; Qua a Sat, 12h to 0h; Dom, noon at 9:00.