Music shopping in Brazil
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Empório Musicale
This is an LP-lover’s dream. You’ll find bins and bins of old records covering the full spectrum of Brazilian music. You can unearth some gems of classic samba, Música Popular Brasileira (MPB) and funk. CD users have less to celebrate, with a rather paltry selection.
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Berinjela
Berinjela is a fine place to hunt for old records and classic samba CDs, and there’s also a selection of used books (though only a handful in English). It’s hidden in a small shopping center, down a spiral ramp and just past Leonardo da Vinci bookshop.
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Musicale
Musicale has a small but well-curated selection of used CDs, most of which cost between R$16 and R$22. Albums run the gamut between samba, MPB and regional sounds, plus American and British rock and indie as well as world music.
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Toca do Vinícius
Bossa nova’s smooth sound lives on in this shop dedicated to old and new artists of the genre. Upstairs, Vinícius de Moraes fans can get a glimpse of his life’s work in the small museum dedicated to him.
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Bossa Nova & Companhia
This well-lit music store has a fine assortment of bossa, choro and samba CDs and LPs, as well as musical instruments, coffee-table books, sheet music and biographies of top Brazilian composers.
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Modern Sound
Rio’s largest music stores stocks an impressive selection of samba, electronica, hip-hop, imports, classical and more. Live music shows are staged here most days at Allegro Bistrô Musical.
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Plano B
An underground favorite among local DJs, Plano B has new and used records and CDs, as well as a tattoo parlor in the back.
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Bahia Online
This Pelourinho music store has a great selection of Bahian artists as well as samba, electronica and MPB CDs.
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