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Nightlife and entertainment
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There are several areas in the central part of city where the
bars
spring to life once it gets dark. Most days of the week, the bottom end of
Rua da Bahia
between Avenida Afonso Pena and PraA§a da EstaA§A?o is lively: the bars put out tables under the palm trees and the action goes on until the small hours. The area around the intersection of
Rua Rio de Janeiro and Avenida Augusto de Lima
is also good, but more student-like. There are a couple of small theatres and cinemas close by, and a group of bars and restaurants:
Mateus
on the corner is a good one. It's also worth checking out the bars along
Rua Guajajaras
between Rua EspArito Santo and Rua da Bahia. Much further out, with outlandish performance art "happenings" at 8.30pm and the rare knack of peacefully blending in the oddest of people, is the 24-hour
Bar do Lulu,
Rua Leopoldina 415, Bairro Santo AntA?nio (tel 031/3342-3185) - take a taxi.
The more sophisticated bars are in Savassi and neighbouring FuncionA?rios , both pleasant places in which to spend an evening. Drinks are only marginally more expensive here than anywhere else, and the bars get very crowded at weekends. One of the few unpretentious places along Rua Alagoas is DiA?rio da Noite, on the corner with Rua ClA?udio Manoel, with infectiously danceable music (daily from 4pm). Chopperia Margherita Ville and Sausalito Point at the intersection of ruas TomAİ de Souza and Pernambuco are always busy, and most people end up drinking their beer on the street outside (both open till 4am).
A far more gritty scene is to be found in
Barro Preto
, centre of the city's garment industry. Along Avenida Raja GabA?glia there are lots of nightclubs, simple
mineiro
restaurants, and small bars where you can listen to live
setaneja
(Brazilian country music). Other useful information
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