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Like most large port towns, Manaus is busiest in the early mornings, and again at night, with plenty of bars, clubs and other venues that are worth exploring if you're in town for a few days; Friday editions of
Amazonas Em Tempo
carry fairly comprehensive listings.
The best - and rowdiest - bars are bunched around and in the Mercado Municipal, and along the entire length of Avenida Joaquim Nabuco south of Avenida Sete de Setembro. The usual starting place, for beer, snacks and a lively atmosphere, is the bar VocA? Decide, hemmed in by a wrought-iron fence on the corner of Avenida Joaquim Nabuco and Rua Quintino BocaiA?va, opposite the PensA?o Sulista. Open daily to around 1 or 2am, it's usually very busy and has pool tables and loud music; for the unwary, it's probably worth mentioning that it's frequented by ladies (and gentlemen) of the night. Around the Mercado Municipal, the popular Lanche Alternativa sometimes has live music. Further around the port, to the west of PraA§a da Matriz on Rua M. Sousa, a couple of even louder places - Holanda Bar and Recanto da Natureza - stay open all night. There are also a number of inexpensive bars around the PraA§a SebastiA?o, including the Bar do AmandA? in front of the Opera House, which frequently has locals playing guitars and singing inside.
As to
clubs
, the most exciting are undoubtedly those around Praia Ponta Negra. Their names change frequently, though the music is invariably a danceable blend of old and modern sambas - it's worth coming just to see the formation dancing of the crowds. Given Manaus's prohibitive taxi fares, most of the Praia Ponta Negra clubs remain open all night, so you might as well bring a towel for a sobering early morning dip in the river. Similarly distant is the relatively new
Zazoueira Disco,
located out near the airport on Estrada Torquato TapajA?s at Km 12, Flores. This is one of the best straight clubs in town, but drinks and entrance are expensive. Not as chic, but far more central, are the touristy
Jet Set,
Rua Dez de Julho 439, near the Opera House, where most foreigners seem to end up and a lot of prostitutes hang out; and, nearby, the more pop-oriented
Mykonos Disco,
facing the Opera House at the corner of Rua JosA©. Clemente and Avenida Eduardo Ribeiro. The
Cheik Clube,
Av. GetA?lio Vargas 773, has a solid reputation for modern dance music (house and techno as well as salsa).
Brazilian music
venues include the
Sabor Brasil Clube,
Rua Leonardo 1840, for samba (tel 092/234-4520), and the
Havai Club,
Estrada da Ponta Negra (tel 092/651-2797), which is great for any sort of dancing. For a more studenty feel and some live bands, try
CoraA§A?o Blue,
Estrada da Ponta Negra 3701, Km6 (starts 10pm; tel 092/984-1391). Other useful information
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Brazil,
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