I was in Rio for Christmas once. Everybody swore things would be shut down, but by the afternoon Mabs and Meia Pataca had opened and people were all over the beach. So Copa is a bit slower but still there are women out and about.
Does anybody know about the centro casas? This question was asked last year, but I cannot seem to locate the answer?
I think the answer was they are closed Christmas Day and the weekend, otherwise during the week it is business as usual in centro.
SS