Sao Paulo - Nightlife - Live Music

Praça Dom José Gaspar, 42, Sao Paulo 01047-010
11-3237-0771

Paribar

Historic low-key drinking den that once brought together leftist politicians, musicians and journalists—rumor has it Fidel Castro got his drink on here—re-opens as a casual pub. Owner u... read more

R. Matias Aires, 183-B, Sao Paulo 01309-020
11-3151-4568

Brazilian rock, indie bands like Mono 4 get their hang-out on at veritable cool party spot to hear colleagues and check each other out while knocking back a few beers to get even looser. Walls feat... read more

R. Bela Cintra, 539, Sao Paulo 01415-000
11-3129-9952

Geni

Old mansion hosts energetic live-music parties from jazz to samba rock for happy groups who reserve tables and rooms, with each one artfully, colorfully painted in a different theme and named. Foun... 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

Av. das Nações Unidas, 13301, Sao Paulo 04794-000
11-2838-1234

Upstairs Bar

Grand Hyatt bar housed in separate adjacent building attracts guests escaping a convention or corporate types hiding from bosses during overtime hours. Open floor plan and terrace keeps things from... read more

R. Oscar Freire, 163, Sao Paulo 01426-001
11-3088-7990

All Black

Irish pub with New Zealander owner gets giddy on Guinness, both on draft and on walls in form of posters and paintings saluting the dark libation and the motherland. Non-smoking area is second best... 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. Aspicuelta, 533, Sao Paulo 05433-011
11-3097-9904

Sao Cristovao

Three thousand five hundred photos and other memorabilia jamming the walls commemorate a certain moment in Brazilian soccer history. Place's named after the Rio de Janeiro team that won only one ch... read more

R. Deputado Lacerda Franco, 293, Sao Paulo 05418-000
11-3813-3111

Bar Do Cidao

The biggest kept secret in Brazil. It's name means 'Citizens Joint' . Easy to see why. All the greats of samba come to grab a beer and perform here in front of fans - artists, painters, poets... read more

R. Augusta, 591, Sao Paulo 01305-000
11-3129-7040

Studio SP

Street art in the form of wheat-pasted posters on the walls to handiwork on the bathrooms' tiles provides an apt backdrop for Studio SP's m.o., which is to host up and comers from Brazil's world of... read more

R. Brigadeiro Galvao, 871, Sao Paulo 01151-000
11-3666-8971

CB Bar

Distinctly rockers' bar in a converted warehouse inspired by '50s American diner. Rockabilly to The Clash tribute bands dirty up the stage, while new Brazilian rock bands exercise their right to ma... read more

Rua Joaquim Antunes 367 , Sao Paulo 05415
55-11-4306-0367

JA367

A quick, daytime stroll down Rua Joaquim Antunes -- actually located in Pinheiros -- and you’re likely to miss JA367. Try again at sundown, when the clandestine bar lights up with live jazz, ... read more

Alameda Santos, 981, Sao Paulo
11- 3266-3692

The View Bar

The view from atop this 30th floor ritzy hotspot is what you're paying for, regardless of how many lackluster canapès and flounders you order. Abate your fiscal conscience and common sense b... read more

Av. Sao Joao, 677, Sao Paulo 01035-000
11-3333-3030

Bar Brahma

Brazilian singer and MPB hero Caetano Veloso put into history the corner where Bar Brahma sits in his song "Sampa," a stunning, mid-20th-century locale whose chandeliers and architecture have been ... read more