At the epicentre of samba's rejuvination in recent years, a novel, doing-it-for-the-love approach to live music means that this corner of Lapa has become synonymous with some of the best new bands to emerge on the scene. When the former Bar Semente ran into financial trouble, a group of artists and musicians ensured that it lives on in the form of Comuna do Semente (or simply, Semente), still in the shadows of the famous arches, and more than ever a home to the most famous of carioca rhythms.