Brasília Entertainment

  1. Bar Beirute

    This Brasília institution has a massive outdoor patio packed with an edgier crowd than most spots. It's a GLS point - the clever Brazilian acronym for gays, lesbians and sympathetics - but it's really a free-for-all. There's no better spot for a cold Bohemia; the Middle Eastern cuisine is an afterthought.

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  2. Bar Brasília

    A Brasília institution in the same vein as the classic bars from Rio and São Paulo, complete with a hardwood bar relocated from a pharmacy in 1928, and antique tiled floors. It's great for draft beer and the Friday to Saturday feijoada (bean-and-meat stew served with rice) is highly recommended as well.

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  3. Bar do Calaf

    Though technically a Spanish restaurant, the food is an afterthought to the wildly mixed crowd, all of whom rate the excellent live samba, pagode and choro over the paella. Mondays are the biggest draw for samba-funk. Located in the Ed Empire Center office complex.

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  4. Chiquita Bacana

    The patricinhas and mauricinhos - as Brazil's beautiful people have been affectionately coined - spill out onto Bloco 210 at this trendy open-air chopperia (beer hall).

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  5. Concentração

    Another reliable option on the same street as Chiquita Bacana, featuring a lively bar that is home to a cavalcade of tragically hip with projections screens and a nightly DJ.

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