Sao Paulo - Nightlife - Dive - BlackBook Guides

R. Augusta, 976, Sao Paulo 01304-001
11-3255-9905

Santa Augusta Bar

Long, underground joint with echo-inducing ceiling is covered in patchwork variety of old billboard and band posters for alternative, young crowd that prefers more low-key than high-adrenaline with... read more

R. Minas Gerais, 203a, Sao Paulo 01244-011
11-3129-8027

Milo Garage

Indie rock and hip-hop central in an old garage that was impresario Milo's hope for an indie record store-slash-music space where the latter took over, and whose former life is evidenced by the gla... read more

R. Horacio Lane, 21, Sao Paulo 05432-030
11-3814-4087

O do Borogodo

A gritty, underground, live-samba joint of concrete and brick where dancing is the modus operandi. Shows start late in the evening and end late in the morning; on weekends, the party gets hot in th... read more

R. Rodesia, 34, Sao Paulo 05435-020
11-3815-7200

Mercearia Sao Pedro

Open-air bar with an Olympic-pool-sized covered patio is Vila Madalena’s eccentric souvenir, one of the last original businesses in the area still swinging in prime action. Bohemians old and ... read more

R. Tomás Gonzaga, 57, Sao Paulo 01506-020
11-3277-9124

Kintaro

Shoebox-size hole-in-the-wall boteco manned by Japanese-Brazilian sumo brothers serves sumo food from display case—protein-heavy, like lots of tofu and eggs over rice—for those who need... read more