Porto Velho Entertainment

  1. Av Pinheiro Machado

    The corner of Avs Pinheiro Machado and Presidente Dutra is the epicenter of Porto Velho's nightlife. Three bars in row - Emporium, Estação do Porto and Buda's Bar - serve up beer, mixed drinks, and a cool, bohemian-ish atmosphere that draws a mixed-age crowd. Weekends are busiest, of course, and occasionally feature live music.

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  2. Cine Brasil

    Cine Brasil is located in a run-down theater near Rua José de Alencar.

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  3. Cine Rio

    Cine Rio is a one-screen theater showing relatively recent Hollywood movies. It's located on the 2nd floor of Rio Shopping, a small mall on Av Carlos Gomes, between Rua Joaquím Nabuco and Av Brasilia. At least five people are required to run the movie, and some nights a quorum is not to be had.

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  4. Praça Rondón

    If you don't feel like walking up to Av Pinheiro Machado, Praça Rondón has a handful of restaurant-bars with tables set up in the plaza, where you can chill out over a cold beer or two.

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  5. Riverbank Area

    For something a bit edgier, the riverbank area by the Madeira-Mamoré train station has a slew of outdoor stands serving beer, and a couple of floating docks that double as bars. Saturday and Sunday nights has live music and dancing; things can get a bit seedy as the night wears on, so definitely be alert.

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