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Sat 1pm), when the audience joins in with the musicians.
Wed 7pm-1am, Thurs 7pm-2am, Fri 7pm-3am, Sat
1-7pm & 9pm-3am.
Bourbon Street Music Club
Rua dos Chanés 127,
Indianópolis
T
11 5095 6100,
W
bourbonstreet.com
.br; map pp.486-487.
This consistently good, though
expensive (R$50 entry), cozy little jazz club hosts visiting
international artists and frequent festivals.
Tues, Wed &
Sun 8pm-late, Thurs, Fri & Sat 9pm-late.
Café Piu-Piu
Rua 13 de Maio 134, Bela Vista
T
11 3258
8066,
W
cafepiupiu.com.br;
M
Brigadeiro; map p.489.
Although this bar has a nice neighbourhood feel to it, the
wide range of Brazilian music - including live samba and
MPB - draws a mixed crowd into the early hours of the
morning. A lively venue for some very good jazz and
choro
.
Tues-Sun 9.30pm-late.
Carioca Club
Rua Cardeal Arcoverde 2899, Pinheiros
T
11 3813 8598,
W
cariocaclub.com.br;
M
Faria Lima;
map p.499.
Puts on a wide variety of live acts including
samba,
pagode
and MPB bands, with some acts starting
early (7-11pm), and others late (11pm-5am). The website
has comprehensive details of what's on.
See website for
full programme.
Estúdio Emme (Estúdio M)
Av Pedroso de Morães
1036, Pinheiros
T
11 3031 3290,
W
estudioemme.com
.br;
M
Faria Lima; map p.499.
On the site of one of the
city's most venerable dance halls, this club incorporates a
fashion boutique, hair salon and bookshop, and when it
isn't in use for fashion shows, the performance space is a
nightclub, with evenings showcasing hugely varied music.
Thurs-Sat 11pm-6am.
Favela da Vila
Rua mourato coelho 1272, Vila
Madalena
T
11 3031 8927,
W
faveladavila.com
.br;
M
Faria Lima; map p.499.
A hip and friendly spot
to see live rock (usually local), Brazilian pop and samba.
On Sat they have a lunchtime
feijoada
from 1pm
(R$39.90 for two).
Fri 10pm-late, Sat 1pm-late,
Sun 4pm-late.
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of homegrown talent too. Look out also for Skolbeats, Latin
America's biggest dance festival, which has been taking
place in São Paulo every April/May since 2000. Clubs
playing electronic music are considered very much the
preserve of the young upper classes. Cover charges vary
wildly; expect to pay normally between R$15 and R$50,
sometimes with a drink or two thrown in, although if a big
name is DJing at a top club you could be looking at anything
up to R$100.
A Lôca
Rua Frei Caneca 916, Bixiga
T
11 3159 8889,
W
aloca.com.br,
M
Consolação; map p.499.
Well known
on the gay scene, this determinedly underground club
attracts a very diverse “mixed” crowd, especially on Thurs,
when it gets really packed. The music is mostly house and
techno, but Sun is rock night.
Wed-Sat midnight-late,
Sun 7pm until not quite so late.
Canto da Ema
Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima 364,
Pinheiros
T
11 3813 4708,
W
cantodaema.com.br;
M
Faria Lima; map p.499.
One of the city's most popular
forró
clubs, where they play both old-school (traditional
northeastern) and newfangled (electronic) varieties of
the genre. Very friendly but not exactly spacious. Opening
hours vary; usually Thurs-Sat 10.30pm-late, sometimes
Wed & Sun.
D-Edge
Alameda Olga 70, Barra Funda
T
11 3665-
9500,
W
d-edge.com.br;
M
Palmeiras-Barra Funda;
map pp.486-487.
Sampa's premier electronica hotspot,
with nightly DJs playing anything from techno to
baile
to
an up-for-it crowd most nights of the week.
Usually from
midnight.
Matrix
Rua Aspicuelta 459, Vila Madalena
T
11 3814
6056,
W
matrixbar.com.br;
M
Fradique Coutinho; map
p.499.
Popular with students, São Paulo's main rock club
plays indie, gothic, old wave and new wave - anything
from Joy Division to the Kinks. A very different vibe from
the dance music clubs.
Fri & Sat 11pm-5am.
Ó do Borogodó
Rua Horácio Lane 21, Pinheiros
T
11 3814 4087;
M
Fradique Coutinho; map p.499.
For a
taste of the real Brazil, a bit rough round the edges but as
authentic as you'll get, leave your pretensions behind and
head down to this slightly gritty, old-school samba club,
where nobody stands on ceremony and everybody dances
with everybody, especially once the
caipirinhas
start
kicking in.
Mon-Fri 9pm-3am, Sat 1pm-3am, Sun
7pm-midnight.
The Week
Rua Guaicurus 324, Lapa
T
11 3868 9944,
W
theweek.com.br;
M
Agua Branca; map pp.486-487.
São Paulo's biggest and most famous gay and lesbian club
attracts top DJs and a fair few VIPs (not necessarily gay).
Sat midnight-9am, and sometimes other days
.
Vermont Itaim
Rua Pedroso Alvarenga 1192, Itaim
Bibi
T
11 3071 1320,
W
vermontitaim.com.br;
M
Cidade Jardim; map pp.486-487.
This classy gay and
lesbian club plays samba, MPB and Brazilian funk, plus
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Grazie a Dio!
Rua Girassol 67, Vila Madalena
T
11
3031 6568,
W
grazieadio.com.br;
M
Sumare or Faria
Lima; map p.499.
This popular live-music venue
showcases mainly samba-rock bands. Has something on
every night and serves good Mediterranean food as well.
Thurs & Sun 8pm-late, Fri & Sat 9pm-late.
Traço de União
Rua Claudio Soares 73, Pinheiros
T
11 3031 8065,
W
tracodeuniao.com.br;
M
Faria Lima;
map p.499.
One of the city's top samba venues, especially
busy on Fri nights, but also known for its Sat
feijoadas
, and
always with a good vibe.
Fri 10pm-3am, Sat noon-
10pm or 3am.
CLUBS
São Paulo, with a lively clubbing and musical tradition,
attracts top DJs from around the globe, and there's plenty
