House Coffee Capital

rio de janeiro has a coffee culture that runs deeper than most visitors expect, shaped by the fact that brazil grows the stuff and has been drinking it seriously for generations. centro, specifically around avenida marechal floriano, sits in the older commercial heart of the city, where the pace is different from ipanema or leblon. house coffee capital has built a genuine local following in that environment, which isn't easy when you're competing with both boteco counters and the slow creep of larger chains. you don't stumble into a place like this by accident in centro, you find it because someone told you to go. the local standing it holds says more than any individual review could. worth finding before an afternoon on the street.