The Rio de Janeiro live-music scene, by the registry
Ground Frequency tracks 53 live-music rooms in Rio de Janeiro, 19 of which announced a dated event in the last 28 days — 55 events in that window and 439 across the trailing year. That is what our registry sees announced in this city as of 2026-09-02, not a census of everything that happened in it.
53
rooms tracked
19
active in 28 days
55
events, 28 days
439
events, 12 months
36% of the rooms we hold in this city announced something dated in the last four weeks. Counts are of announced, dated events at tracked venues — a coverage-weighted signal. How we count
What kind of scene is Rio de Janeiro?
rooms by the genre on their registry recordDJ / Electronic 21World Music 14Vocal 5Jazz 5Pop / Hiphop 2Rock / Band 1
Which rooms in Rio de Janeiro are actually running?
ranked by dated events our registry holds for the trailing year — announcements, not attendance| ROOM | GENRE ON FILE | EVENTS 12M | 28D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vivo Rio | Pop / Hiphop | 39 | 13 |
| Fundição Progresso | Vocal | 38 | 8 |
| Prainha Discos | DJ / Electronic | 36 | 0 |
| Audio Rebel | Jazz | 31 | 4 |
| TRAUMA | DJ / Electronic | 30 | 2 |
| Baiúca DJ Bar CHARTED | DJ / Electronic | 26 | 3 |
| Vidadura CHARTED | DJ / Electronic | 22 | 2 |
| Club 63 | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 7 |
| Visão Vidigal | DJ / Electronic | 21 | 2 |
| FIRMA LTDA CHARTED | DJ / Electronic | 20 | 1 |
| ACERVO BAR CHARTED | DJ / Electronic | 15 | 1 |
| Mauacba Skate Coffee & Skate Shop | DJ / Electronic | 13 | 2 |
Which Rio de Janeiro rooms are on the chart this week?
the venue chart ranks rooms on audience momentum, not on who played thereWho has played Rio de Janeiro this year?
artists our appearance ledger places in a room in this city — matched, not complete| ARTIST | LAST DATE | DATES |
|---|---|---|
| Alceu Valença | 2026-07-03 | 1 |
| Elba Ramalho | 2026-05-29 | 1 |
| Lenine | 2026-06-20 | 1 |
| Rock In Rio Lisboa | 2026-06-27 | 1 |
| Alok | 2026-01-01 | 1 |
| Seal | 2026-11-01 | 1 |
CITE THIS PAGE
Ground Frequency. “The Rio de Janeiro live-music scene, by the registry”. 2026-W36. https://www.groundfreq.com/scenes/brazil/rio-de-janeiro/
Figures are as of 2026-09-02 and move weekly. Data is published under CC BY 4.0 — reuse it with attribution and a link. How the numbers work
Every tracked room in Rio de Janeiro · The Brazil rising charts · The global room index · What these figures mean