Record Store Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Independent record shops open in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Allegro Discos
Centro record stall in the Travessa do Ouvidor gallery building, part of a small cluster of used-media specialists near Praça XV.
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- Arquivo Musical
Centro specialist in jazz, classical music and Brazilian instrumental, offering new and used imported discs from the US, Europe and Japan.
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- Baratos da Ribeiro
Botafogo sebo and cultural hub mixing books, comics and magazines with a curated MPB, samba, bossa nova, jazz, soul and rock LP room; staff run a radio show and vinyl showcases.
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- Darklands
Rock specialist sharing the Conde de Bonfim gallery building with Scheherazade and Headbanger, part of Tijuca's cluster of used vinyl and CD stalls.
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- Hard Heavy
Laranjeiras specialist in hard rock and heavy metal vinyl and CDs, serving Rio's rock collector scene.
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- Headbanger
Tijuca gallery specialist in hard rock, heavy metal and progressive rock vinyl from the 1970s and 80s, sharing the building with Scheherazade and Darklands.
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- Junior Discos
Solo-run Centro shop above Praça Tiradentes with an eclectic, curated selection of MPB, bossa nova, samba, forró and Brazilian rock; hours are unpredictable.
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- L.O. Matta Discos
Possibly the oldest standing record shop in Rio, tucked in a Copacabana shopping gallery with MPB, samba, bossa nova, soundtracks, rock, jazz and vintage magazines.
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- La Macchina Del Tempo
Barra da Tijuca record shop with an active YouTube channel documenting its stock of vinyl finds and rarities.
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- Only Music
Centro institution since 1993, run by DJs Gello and Ricardinho, a reference for baile funk, freestyle, Miami bass, boogie and disco vinyl serving Rio's DJ community.
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- Pequeno Mundo dos CDs
Budget-friendly Centro shop next door to Only Music, selling used CDs and records priced from R$5-15, popular with collectors on a budget.
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- Prainha Discos
Vinyl shop, bar and café in the Port Zone's Saúde district, a cultural hub for the LGBTQIA+ community with curated records, coffee and craft beer, plus Thu/Fri/Sat DJ and live-music nights.
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- Satisfaction Discos
Centro shop near the Uruguaiana flower market specializing in Brazilian music, American soul, jazz, funk and rock; owner Marcelo also runs Brazil's largest biannual record fair.
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- Scheherazade Cds & Lps
Tijuca gallery specialist in progressive-rock LPs and rarities at accessible prices, one of three record shops sharing the Conde de Bonfim building.
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- Sempre Música Discos (Catete)
Catete specialist in rare and collectible rock vinyl — hard/heavy, prog, classic rock, AOR, blues and jazz — plus MPB and Brazilian rock, with over 2,000 LP titles.
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- Sempre Música Discos (Ipanema)
Ipanema branch of Sempre Música Discos, the Catete rock-and-rarities specialist, carrying the same collectible LP focus in the South Zone.
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- Sonata Discos
Ipanema shop with over 6 years selling new and used vinyl, CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays across genres from classical to punk, at fair collector prices.
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- Toca do Vinil
Record and CD/DVD shop in Duque de Caxias (Greater Rio), in front of the Correios post office on Av. Presidente Vargas, open since 2004 and selling vinyl rarities, band merch and hosting DJ/live-music nights.
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- Tracks
Gávea two-level shop with curated new releases and used LPs upstairs, spanning bossa nova, samba, MPB, jazz, soul and rock, plus music and cultural books.
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- Vinil do Mustafá
Bar and record shop on a Santa Teresa hillside lane, stocking LPs across jazz, samba, bossa nova and Brazilian music, with Thursday happy hours and weekly DJ nights.
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See the full record store listing for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.