What Is Aquele Abraço?

Aquele Abraço is the musical you see after dinner at the Roxy on Rua Bolívar: a tour of Brazil in song and dance, region by region, on the stage of the old Cine Roxy. The house calls it a Brazilian superproduction directed by Abel Gomes. It is sung in Portuguese, and that is the first thing to know. On GetYourGuide the dinner and the show together were from US$139 per adult (checked November 2026), drinks not included; the show is not sold without dinner on the dates checked.

The calendar shows the three dinner options; every one ends with Aquele Abraço.

What the show is

The name translates as “that hug”. It is billed as a celebration of Brazilian music, dance and culture, “with music, dance and great symbols of our culture”. The other two listings of the same evening are more specific: they describe dances from Brazil’s five regions and rhythms such as funk, forró, samba and MPB, with colour, lights and stage technology. Reviewers say the same in their own words: “a great overview of Brazilian culture” with outstanding sets and costumes (31 October 2026), “the regional diversity through music” (27 October 2026), and imagery on screen alongside the music and dance (14 September 2026).

How the evening is built

By the house’s own clock: in at 18:30, eating from 19:00, the opening set at 19:30, Aquele Abraço at 21:00, out at 22:45 (read 13 November 2026). The house lists the opening show as the Roxy Band’s set, and the listings of the transfer evenings mention bossa nova from the band during dinner. So the musical is the second half of the night, after the plates are cleared.

Book dinner and Aquele Abraço

What reviewers wish they had known

Of the 350 newest reviews of the Roxy’s GetYourGuide listing, the oldest written on 26 March 2026, 280 gave five stars. The low ones come back to the same few points:

• It is sung in Portuguese. “You won’t be able to understand unless you speak Portuguese” (3 October 2026); a German reviewer called it more of an experience for Brazilians who know the country’s history (11 July 2026). A five-star reviewer who speaks only English enjoyed it anyway (19 September 2026), and another asked for a little more English commentary (5 May 2026).
• It is a revue, not a samba party. Two reviewers expected more samba and dancing, one in Spanish (27 March 2026) and one in French (19 June 2026), and one English reviewer found it dated (9 November 2026).
• The wait. Dinner comes first, so the main show starts later: reviewers in May and September 2026 sat down around 19:00 and saw it begin at 21:00.
• The cold and the drinks. The air conditioning is strong (at least five low reviews, March to October 2026), and the cheapest option includes no drinks at all.

Two smaller notes: the front-row tables were too loud for one reviewer (10 September 2026), and one couple were seated with another family at a shared table (20 May 2026).

Watching it without dinner

An “Aquele Abraço Show” access with no dinner and no drinks is among the GetYourGuide inclusions, and the house’s own site sells a package of that name with a welcome drink and mixed nuts. On the GetYourGuide calendar it was not on sale on 28 November or 19 December 2026, or on 13 January or 27 March 2027, so the three dinner options are what you can book there. Copacabana dinner show tickets prices all three.

Where it plays

Aquele Abraço plays at the Roxy, Rua Bolívar 45, Copacabana, about 230 metres on foot from Copacabana Beach, with the Copacabana Fort to the south and the Copacabana Palace to the north-east. Where the Roxy Dinner Show is covers getting there.

Photos and phones

Phones may film and photograph for personal use. Flash, professional cameras, tripods, gimbals, GoPros and stabilisers are not allowed, and the five-course option includes a professional photo if you want one taken for you.