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A Lôca
Still the reigning queen of trash chic, this sprawling club is the point of reference for Sampa's alternativos - gay, straight, male, female and various combinations thereof. Music varies from punk to electronica to classic disco.
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ABC Bailão
The Bailão is definitely 'brega' ('tacky'), but that's the point. Basically just one big dance floor, it features everything from Whitney Huston to forró - the music of the Northeast, where many of the patrons were born. Crowd is refreshingly multiracial and multigenerational.
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Bar Balcão
With good wine, excellent light meals and a simple but elegant design built around a cleverly serpentine bar, this Jardins delight is especially popular with well-heeled designers and artists.
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Bar da Lôca
Presided over by Saddam, beloved for his kind attention as well as his myriad gold chains, this simple place attracts a mixed gay-alternative-punk crowd until very late. Located just off the Rua Augusta corridor.
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Bar do Unique
Dress up at least a little for the rooftop bar on the top floor of the Hotel Unique, whose sleek design and unparalleled views make it the perfect place for a sundown cocktail.
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Café Floresta
With its antique murals, excellent brew and location on the ground floor of Niemeyer's Edifício Copan building near Praça da República, this stand-up-only café is a favorite of traditionalists.
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Café Suplicy
Santo Grão's rival is smaller, with a refined industrial-chic feel and also outrageously good coffee and pastries.
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Canto da Ema
For a break from São Paulo's upmarket danceterias, this relaxed, intimate club specializes in forró universitário, a more approachable version of the high-octane dance music from Brazil's Northeast.
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Clube Gloria
A church remade into a temple to house and play electronic music, Glória is inspired by '80s-style European discos and attracts an upscale-alternative crowd.
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Clube Vegas
Hidden in a basement in a seedy area just north of Av Paulista, neon-lit Vegas delivers a varied program, from jazz to rock to electronica, attracting an eclectic, mixed crowd of die-hard night owls, both gay and straight.
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D-Edge
With one of the city's most remarkable sound systems and a roster of world-famous DJs, this mixed gay-straight club is a 'don't miss' for fans of electronica.
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Disco
So fancy it doesn't need a proper a name, Disco is fitted out with glittering, futuristic decor by the same firm that designed Hotel Fasano. Music is more electronica than disco. Dress up and bring plenty of money - drinks are expensive, as is the cover.
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Fran's Café
Fight the local boys for an outdoor table at this cozy and very gay branch of a classic Sampa café.
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Lotus
Complete with its own heliport, Lotus is the place where wealth and beauty meet amid glossy, sleek decor. Music varies from electronica to bossa nova. Very expensive.
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Lov.e Club & Lounge
Yet another temple to electronic music, with a superb sound system, a mixed gay-straight clientele, and a varied line-up, including drum-and-bass and Rio-style funk
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Love Story
Sampa's classic after-hours nightclub, Love Story attracts a rare combination of bourgeois kids, bohemians, celebrities and off-duty sex workers to its huge dance floor. Prices can be steep.
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Posto 6
At Vila Madalena's ground zero, this popular happy hour spot has old-fashioned, wood-paneled rooms that open up onto the street.
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Santo Grão
Connoisseurs say Santo Grão (Sacred Bean) offers the city's best coffee, and you can enjoy right up until midnight. Join the crowd at this Jardins institution and judge for yourself.
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Ultralounge
In the heart of Jardins, this smallish disco lays the attitude on thick, but by way of compensation the clientele - and especially the staff - tend to be easy on the eyes. Decor is distinctly Asian-inspired; there is a pleasant lounge area, and the music ranges from classic dance music to electronica.
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Week
Both luxurious and cavernous, this club is the place to go if you like sweaty, shirtless, gym-hardened bodies. With two dance floors, three lounges, six bars, state-of-the-art light and sound, and an outdoor pool, it is like a big gay world unto itself.
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