Lucio Andre Rodrigues de Lima plays at the tiny Bip Bip bar in the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro. Bip Bip is the informal gathering place for samba musicians, who put on a performance-rehearsal for music lovers who snap their fingers instead of clapping so as not to disturb the neighbors. Samba music and show houses are experiencing a renaissance uncommmon to Brazil.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)

Lucio Andre Rodrigues de Lima plays at the tiny Bip Bip bar in the Copacabana district of Rio de Janeiro. Bip Bip is the informal gathering place for samba musicians, who put on a performance-rehearsal for music lovers who snap their fingers instead of clapping so as not to disturb the neighbors. Samba music and show houses are experiencing a renaissance uncommmon to Brazil.(Australfoto/Douglas Engle)