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name, you'd almost think you were somewhere else
entirely.
Mon-Sat 11.30am-1am, Sun 11.30am-5pm.
Libanus
206 Sul, Bloco C, Loja
36
T
61 3244 9795;
map pp.406-407.
Perennially crowded spot serving up
excellent-value, hearty Lebanese food (meze platter for
three R$89.90); the playground makes it a good place for
families in the afternoons, when really it's just a
restaurant, but it turns into a bar with a young and
humming
the oldest - and arguably most beautiful - Brazilian musical
genre, played here by masters young and old to an
appreciative, knowledgeable audience. It turns into a
gafieira
(dance hall) on Saturday night, with its own house band and
older, intimidatingly good dancers.
Thurs-Sat from 9pm.
Feitiço Mineiro
306 Norte, Bloco B, Lojas 45-51
T
61 3272 3032,
W
feiticomineiro.com.br; map
pp.406-407.
A
mineiro
restaurant (see p.416) where you
can see first-class live traditional Brazilian music while you
dine or drink.
Tues-Sat from 10pm.
Gate's Pub
403 Sul, Bloco C, Loja 30-36
T
61 3225
4576,
W
gatespub.com.br; map pp.406-407.
The main
place to catch local and visiting bands, this venue is much
bigger than it looks from the outside, with a series of rooms
and small stages - resembling in a weird way a British
pub-rock venue. Thursday nights are particularly lively.
Tues-Sun 10pm-3am.
Teatro Nacional
Sector Cultural Norte
T
61 3325
6239,
W
www.cultura.df.gov.br/nossa-cultura/teatro-
nacional.html; map p.408.
All three halls in this amazing
building (see p.409) host classical and popular concerts,
and this is where visiting megastars, Brazilian and
otherwise, are most likely to play.
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scene
at
night.
Mon-Thurs
&
Sun
11.30am-1am, Fri & Sat 11.30am-2am.
Marujo
105 Sul, Bloco A, Loja 2
T
61 3242 0101; map
pp.406-407.
Constantly crowded bar, where despite the
terrible food, the outdoor tables under trees make it
pleasant enough as a hangout.
Mon-Wed & Sun noon-
1am, Thur-Sat noon-2am.
LIVE MUSIC VENUES
Clube do Choro
Sector de Divulgação Cultural, Bloco G,
Eixo Monumental
T
61 3224 0599,
W
clubedochoro
.com.br; map p.408.
In a concrete Niemeyer Building
northwest of the Torre de Televisão, this is as good a club
venue as you'll find anywhere in the country. It's especially
lively on Thursdays and Fridays, when it specializes in
choro
,
DIRECTORY
Books and newspapers
English-language papers,
magazines and books can be found at Sodiler in the
Conjunto Nacional mall (unit T16) and at the airport.
Embassies
The Setor de Embaixadas Sul (SES, covering
blocks 801 Sul-815 Sul) is southwest of the cathedral
along Av das Nações. The Setor de Habitações Individuais
Sul (SHIS) is out near the airport in Lago Sul. Argentina,
SHIS Q.2, conj. 1, Casa 19 (
T
61 3364 7600); Australia, SES
Q.801, conj. K, Lote 7 (
T
61 3226 3111); Bolivia, SHIS Q.19,
conj. 13, Casa 19 (
T
61 3366 3432); Canada, SES Q.803,
Lote 10 (
T
61 3424 5400); Colombia, SES Q.803, Lote 10
(
T
61 3226 8997); Ecuador, SHIS Q.11, conj. 9, Casa
24 (
T
61 3248 5560); Guyana, SHIS Q.5, conj. 19, Casa 24
(
T
61 3248 0874); Paraguay, SES Q.811, Lote 42
(
T
61 3242 3968); Peru, SES Q.811, Lote 43 (
T
61 3242
9435); South Africa, SES Q.801, Lote 6 (
T
61 3312 9500);
Surinam, SHIS Q.9, conj. 8, Casa 24 (
T
61 3248 3595); UK,
SES Q.801, conj. K, Lote 8 (
T
61 3329 2300); US, SES Q.801,
CRAFT SHOPPING IN BRASÍLIA
Brasília's city centre is dominated by malls, with no independent shops bar a few at the
Rodoviária Central, and the city doesn't really have many outlets for crafts.
FUNAI
, the federal
agency for indigenous peoples, once controlled all the marketing of indigenous art, via its
own chain of craft shops. But too much of the revenue stayed with FUNAI rather than the
producers, who took matters into their own hands and started setting out their wares on the
patio of the old FUNAI building, in competition with the of
cial craft shop inside it. FUNAI
have now moved to the Sector Bancária, a bleak piece of concrete desert in the centre of
town, and have closed their own craft shop, but indigenous people still sell crafts on the
pavement outside (SBS Q.2 Lote 14, behind Banco da Amazônia; Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) - mainly
basketware, wood carvings, ceramics and jewellery - and it's worth popping down to take a
look. Be aware however that some of the sellers have only vague notions of market values and
can naively ask ridiculously low prices for their wares, which it would obviously be wrong to
take advantage of, so this is one of the rare places where the shopper may need to pay more
than the asking price.
The other spot to browse for crafts is the
Feira de Artesanato da Torre de Televisão
(Eixo Monumental Oeste, just west of the Torre de Televisão,
W
feiradeartesanatodatorredetv
.com; Fri-Sun 7am-6pm), with stalls selling clothes and accessories, toys and semi-precious
stones, as well as places to stop for a drink or a snack.
