Gramado
This 15-tap newcomer is run by a couple of welcoming young brewers who are often behind the bar. Their own brews, made in Porto Alegre, are great, and…
Must-see nightlife in Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul
If you've just crossed the border into Rio Grande do Sul, this upscale pub is the perfect spot to dive into the gaúcho craft beer scene. Twelve taps await…
Salvador
Up a staircase from the seaside road that curves around the tip of Barra, Pereira is a stylish restaurant and wine bar. Excellent chope (draft beer) is on…
Foz do Iguaçu
Outstanding bar serving up excellent cocktails and live music that spans the gamut from grunge to reggae. The beautiful people congregate from Thursday…
Santa Catarina
Surrounded by virgin Atlantic forest and Indonesian-inspired architecture, Warung Beach Club effortlessly marries a world-renowned mega dance club with…
Rio de Janeiro
Tucked away on an otherwise quiet backstreet, Bar 1928 specializes in cocktails and superior bar food. The street-side veranda gets packed early on…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
A gorgeous multilevel garden with fairy lights is the centerpiece of this charming cocktail bar. Beautifully conceived cocktails (around R$30) showcase…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This excellent family-run cafe provides true ‘farm to cup’ service. Several kinds of coffee (all grown on the family farm in Minas Gerais) are roasted on…
Rio de Janeiro
CoLAB is one of Botafogo’s increasing number of lively bar/restaurants attracting a predominantly young crowd with a combination of international cuisine,…
Flamengo & Around
This excellent little coffee shop, hidden down an alleyway off bustling Largo do Machado, is well worth searching out. The expert staff – including a…
Centro & the Mainland
It's worth the trek to the mainland for this fantastic boteco (bar) along the Via Gastrônomica in Coqueiros. Jazzed-up caipirinhas (R$21) – like bergamot…
Ipanema & Leblon
A pillar of Rio's growing microbrew-loving community, Brewteco has nearly two dozen taps featuring unique craft beers – nearly all of which are from Rio…
Fortaleza
Locals descend on this enormous open-air microbrewery in hordes to beat the heat with artisanal draft beer brewed right on the premises. There are six…
Fortaleza
The number-one spot for evening drinks and conversation, Boteco Praia attracts all ages to its long arcaded hall and its terrace facing the seafront…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
This stylish bar with outdoor seating has lovely views over the city (looking north). You can enjoy decadent cocktails (including a caipirinha made with…
Ipanema & Leblon
Not visiting São Paulo? No problem. One of Sampa's best bars has now become a mainstay of post-beach revelry on prime real estate along the Ipanema…
Ipanema & Leblon
Located in the heart of Ipanema, this supremely stylish cocktail bar and restaurant, complete with swanky rooftop terrace, feels like it has been plucked…
Rio de Janeiro
WineHouse is a stylish yet unpretentious wine bar – a welcome break from Rio’s traditionally expensive and starchy wine-drinking scene. A blackboard lists…
Rio de Janeiro
Helping to lead Rio's craft-beer revolution, Hocus Pocus opened this beer hall in 2016 to provide its fans with easy access to its brews. There are over a…
Rio de Janeiro
This creative space is equal parts bar, art gallery and independent bookseller (and indie publishing house). There’s always something afoot in the…
Ipanema & Leblon
Although cachaça has a sordid reputation in some parts, at this bar the fiery liquor is given the respect it (nearly) deserves. Along with dishes of…
Santa Teresa & Lapa
For an authentic samba experience, head to this simple, brightly lit, tile-covered eating and drinking den. You'll find a samba de roda (table with samba…
Fortaleza
Reminiscent of a college-town rock club (but with way better-looking people than your college most likely, or ours), this large Dragão do Mar bar hosts…
Bonito & Around
This tiny microbrewery is in the heart of things. You buy a refillable token, grab a glass and pour your own from the selection of taps out front (our…
São Paulo
This wildly atmospheric boteco is spilling over with football memorabilia from the owner's collection: more than 3500 pieces in all.
Fortaleza
When you tire of sickly presweetened bus-station coffee, head to this trendy coffeehouse, where its business is to know beans. Three weekly-changing…
São Paulo
Nick Cave was once a regular, celebrity chef Alex Atala oversees the menu; legendary Love Story has seen it all! It doesn't get going until 3am, and is…
Fortaleza
The bar and club scene around the Praia de Iracema waterfront area is rather touristy, but the 'Segunda-feira Mais Louca do Mundo' (Craziest Monday in the…
Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul
The romantic outdoor seating of this sizable bar and restaurant is a fine spot to be on a balmy Cuiabá night. There's good food here, but the real stars…
Praia da Pipa
All by itself at the far end of the main beach away from the crowds, this colorful bar set on wooden decks right above the sea is easily Pipa's best place…
Mato Grosso & Mato Grosso do Sul
A handsome corner bar decked out in historic style to resemble São Paulo botecos of the 1930s. Football shirts and beer posters reflect the main two…
Goiás
Goianienses of all ilks drink in droves at this traditional boteco, filling the dozens of outdoor tables under illuminated almond trees. The food's pretty…
Rio de Janeiro
This much-loved neighborhood bar and restaurant has a marvelous setting near Urca’s bayside waterfront. At night, young and old crowd along the seaside…
Manaus
Near the opera house, this is a traditional rendezvous for Manaus’ intellectual and bohemian types, but all sorts of people crowd around the outdoor…
Fernando de Noronha
Noronha's only real beach barraca has a fabulous setting beneath a couple of palms, with Morro do Pico towering behind. It serves good food, too.
Ipanema & Leblon
You'll find one of Rio's most glam bars here inside the Hotel Fasano, offering a vision of decadence matched by few of the city's night spots. The…
Flamengo & Around
One of the classic botecos in Rio, Belmonte is a vision of Rio from the '50s. Globe lights hang overhead as patrons down ice-cold drafts from the narrow…
Flamengo & Around
Overlooking leafy Largo do Machado, Adega Portugália has an ideal location for enjoying a bit of open-air drinking and eating in an untouristy corner of…
Rio de Janeiro
This cozy little bar is one of the highlights of the growing oasis of drinking dens in the otherwise drab neighborhood of Praça da Bandeira. While the…
Santa Catarina
Das Bier brews pilsners according to Reinheitsgebot (Germany's 1516 beer purity law). Sample the full range at their visitor-friendly facility with a…
