Call my friends who offer personalized tours of RIO Luiz Felipe 259.5532 or cell 9637.2522 riolife@travelrio.com They will tell you everything you need to know and even take you out Great guys speak great english and honest..... Copacabana BASE House, trance don't go before 1am its hit and miss so ask if you can go in and look to see whats going on. Hippopotamus was under construction last time i was there but they have a club next door also. Nice place stuck up people. Meli Melo, Great place has 4 or 5 different bars inside one roof great dance floor packed music is a real mix of everything Jocky club down the street, I have not been there. Huge Gay bar near BASE never been there always a crowd there in front and a club next door to it also. Sol shopping center has 2 clubs inside it both big and trendy. HELP is only for picking up PROSTITUTES. sitting out side of at one of the many cafe's is entertaining if you like watching tourests some real ugly pick up beautiful girls. Kinda sad depends on what your into. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------