"A mix of restaurant, bar and warehouse, Casa Villarino was the stage where Bossa Nova began. That’s where Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim met.
Casa Villarino was founded in 1953 by the Spanish. Strategically located in the center of the city where, at the time, the main radio stations, newspaper headquartes and record companies of the whole state were also located, Casa Villarino became a reference of carioca bohemia with a mix of restaurant, bar and grocery warehouse. The place was frequented by intelectuals, musicians, poets, and journalists who gathered after their work day to drink some nice whisky and chat to their delight. With so many musicians attending the place, the restaurant became one of the birthplaces of Bossa Nova." - ttps://riotur.rio/en/onde_comer/casa-villarino-2/
"With a welcoming atmosphere, Casa still preserves its nostalgic aura in every corner. Founded in 1953, Villarino initially functioned as a whiskey shop and only opened at 6 pm. At that time, the major radio stations and recording companies were located in the vicinity , which contributed to it becoming a meeting point for illustrious figures, such as Ary Barroso and Elizete Cardoso, among many other artists, as well as politicians, plastic artists and a whole range of characters from Rio's fine bohemia. de Moraes with Tom Jobim was sealed, generating the piece “Orfeu da Conceição”. fraternizing.
The house that witnessed the birth of Bossa Nova still preserves the original flooring, furniture and signs, as well as autographed photos and records. By the way, photographing regular customers, distinguished or not, has become a habit, and this collection now has more than one hundred pictures." - ttp://guiaculturalcentrodorio.com.br/casa-villarino-bar/
"Cradle of Bossa Nova, Casa Villarino is reborn in the Center
The city's bohemians who, in this pandemic, were orphaned from traditional strongholds can now toast the return of Casa Villarino, in the Center. Preferably, at the whiskey shop's happy hour, which today reopens for customers, always in the late afternoon, nine months after the announcement of the suspension of its operation "indefinitely". A trunk of memories of Rio, Villarino, inaugurated in 1953, was the stage for the musical meeting between Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes: there, they definitively sealed the historic partnership, giving rise to the musical “Orfeu da Conceição” and all of Bossa Nova. .
The now official name of the address, on the corner of Avenida Calogeras and Presidente Wilson, is Clube Senac Villarino Bar. But the spirit of the place has been preserved. The decor is the same, and the panel with the photograph in which Vinicius de Moraes is the big star is still on one of the walls. Arnaldo, the cook, will continue piloting the menu with classic dishes - such as the Contrafilé à Oswaldo Aranha, the Picadinho à Avenida, the Mignon à Milanesa and the Arroz de Lula. And everything indicates that Ramos, considered one of the best waiters in the Center, will return to the scene. The difference is that the bar and restaurant will also have a pedagogical proposal, hosting lives with harmonization and gastronomy courses.
Faced with the pandemic scenario, the house will be open to the public from Monday to Friday, from 5 pm to 8 pm, with a capacity limited to 20 people and in accordance with health protocols. It will be possible, within happy hour hours, to order delicacies from the menu for delivery.
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writer and journalist Ruy Castro, who tells stories about the past at Villarino in the book “Chega de Saudade” and proudly shows a photo of him and his wife, the writer Heloisa Seixas, "sitting" with Vinicius de Moraes (an illusion created by the panel that is a tourist attraction), celebrates:
— Great news, the reopening of Villarino! In fact, I never believed it would close for good. It's too welcoming a space to be abandoned. And if anyone says that this new Villarino isn't "the real Villarino", I'd like to know what it is. The Villarino I knew in the 1970s was no longer the one that Fernando Lobo, Dolores Duran and Haroldo Barbosa frequented, much less the one in which Tom and Vinicius partnered up in the 1950s. going to Algonquin, in New York, since it wasn't the same one that Dorothy Parker frequented? — compares Ruy, citing the American writer who commanded the legendary Round Table confraternity from the bar of the historic Times Square hotel, bringing together New York's intelligentsia in the roaring 20s. — Villarino's new mission is to help attract people to the Center of Rio. This one, yes, has to be reborn to continue to be eternal." - ttps://extra.globo.com/noticias/rio/berco-da-bossa-nova-casa-villarino-renasce-no-centro-25150196 .html
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