Palermo
The nightly music shows (mostly folkloric) are memorable at this rustic restaurant, and after midnight audience members pick up nearby guitars to make…
Must-see entertainment in South America
Palermo
Located just across from the Hipódromo Argentino in Palermo, this stadium holds up to 30,000 spectators and hosts polo’s most important events, including…
Salvador
Rustic-chic, with state-of-the-art equipment, this cool venue is a relatively modern addition to Salvador's nightlife scene. Commons hosts up-and-coming…
Salta
The best-established of the Balcarce peñas (folk music clubs), this place is a professional operation featuring an atmospheric dining room with twinkling…
Guayaquil
A funky micro-theater and cafe that attracts a hip crowd who come to watch short performances throughout the evening. An audience of around 20 people…
Buenos Aires
This small, intimate dance salon hosts various different milongas (tango nights) and offers tango classes every day of the week. If you're new to the…
Buenos Aires
Staged in a renovated art-deco theater, this tango show features snippets of old footage interspersed with plenty of athletic and sensual dancing. Though…
San Telmo
This long-running basement venue is located in an old converted building with rustic brick walls in San Telmo. The tango show includes a folkloric segment…
Rio de Janeiro
A charming live-samba joint, Trapiche Gamboa is set in a multistory colonial edifice in Gamboa (just north of Centro) and has a friendly, mixed crowd and…
Palermo
Some of BA’s finest dancers (no wallflowers here) grace this traditional venue with its great dance floor. Well-known tango company Parakultural stages…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
In a curvilinear building behind the Arcos da Lapa, Circo Voador hosts big-name Brazilian and international artists. The acoustics here are excellent, and…
Montevideo
On Saturday evenings from 10pm, locals throng the upper floor of this historic market to dance to live tango music. Join in, or watch from the sidelines…
Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Barranquilla
Barranquilla's impressive soccer stadium was built for Colombia's unsuccessful bid to host the 1986 FIFA World Cup. It is here, not in Bogotá, that the…
La Paz
Some view these wrestling matches between indigenous women (derogatively called cholitas) as empowering. Others find it belittling. You can be the judge…
Salta
This former mansion, about 20 blocks west of Plaza 9 de Julio, is a Salta classic. Several spacious rooms feature performers who work around the tables…
Sucre
A dinner theater that features a Bolivian folkloric show, including dances, music and costumes from across the country. The talented performers certainly…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
A short stroll past the Arcos da Lapa you'll find Sacrilégio, a key spot for catching live samba bands in an intimate setting. The garden makes a fine…
Rio de Janeiro
Barra's grandest arts complex is an R$500-million venture that houses an 1800-seat concert hall, as well as theaters, a chamber music hall, a cinema and a…
Rio de Janeiro
Opened in 2016, the beautifully designed Riachuelo hosts a high-quality repertoire of concerts and dance performances. Come for a show, but be sure to…
São Paulo
One of the best spots in town for live samba, chorinho (informal instrumental music) and pagode (popular samba music).
Manaus
Performances at Manaus' iconic theater are all over the place: professional opera, jazz combos, student guitar, dance and more. Quality varies but the…
Santiago
One of Santiago's hippest alternative-arts venues, the huge redbrick Centro Cultural Matucana 100 gets its gritty industrial look from its previous…
Montevideo
Every January and February, murgas (Carnaval groups of 15 to 17 gaudily dressed performers, including three percussionists, who perform original pieces of…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This impressive multistory music venue and pool hall has tables for lounging on the 1st floor, more than a dozen pool tables on the 2nd floor, and a small…
Buenos Aires
For those who wish to not only watch tango but also experience it, there’s this classy venue in Once. The first hour is a free beginners' tango lesson,…
Bonito & Around
Project Jibóia is a one-man crusade to change the world's opinion of snakes by showing that they're not necessarily dangerous and can be lovable. You're…
Porto Alegre
In addition to being the home of Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense, this state-of-the-art arena hosts the biggest and best musicians who come to Porto…
Buenos Aires
This charming milonga (tango night) takes place in the outdoor patio and surrounding salons of the historic Manzana de las Luces, one of the city's oldest…
Belgrano, Nuñez & the Costanera Norte
Known as El Monumental, River Plate fútbol (soccer) club's home ground is the largest stadium in Argentina. The national team plays here, and the stadium…
Puerto Madero
This sexy performance is the tango show to top all others, though it comes with a hefty price tag. Offering only 100 seats, the Faena’s cabaret room is…
La Paz
Flavio Machicado opened his home to music lovers in 1922 and the paceña tradition is continued by his son, Eduardo. Enter the genteel Sopocachi home and…
The Amazon
Many of the eating options in this attractive riverfront market have evening and nighttime service, from cool beers to full meals. It's a popular and…
Casa da Cultura Mario Quintana
Porto Alegre
The cultural center in this pink baroque building has a cinema (Cinemateca Paulo Amorim; films R$12 to R$14), a busy cafe, and a great arts and crafts…
Quito
Live music, poetry readings, discussions, contemporary dance, tango, jazz and other performances draw an arts-loving crowd to this long-running venue…
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
Pikano is the island's biggest event space, isolated on the road to Anakena about 3km from the airport. This multifaceted venue is very popular on…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This former foundry hides one of Rio's top music and theater spaces. A diverse range of shows is staged here: big-name acts, such as Manu Chao and Caetano…
Arequipa
This clean-cut gourmet burger bar has one thing in common with the namesake festival: live music (mostly jazz, rock and funk), played here most evenings…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This spacious three-story club features live-music shows and DJs, with a relaxed area upstairs when you need a break from the sounds. There's also a…
Montevideo
For art-house flicks, this film club charges a modest membership (UR$470 per month, plus UR$230 one-time sign-up fee), allowing unlimited viewing at its…
Buenos Aires
This beautiful art nouveau theater, just off pedestrianized Calle Florida, used to be a red-light cabaret venue. The glitzy show here is based on the…
