The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk
Blue Note SP Brunch Music 10 am–5 pm · Ó do Borogodó matinée 4–9 pm · Bar Brahma daily · Rabo di Galo nightly · Paulista Aberta · The city rests after the biggest Saturday of April
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Tonight’s Vibe Menu
Tonight’s Vibe Menu
Sunday is when the São Paulo nightlife week shifts to daytime — the circuit that ran from midnight to sunrise last night now runs from brunch to sundown. At the Blue Note SP, Brunch Music runs from 10 am to 5 pm — the Sunday tradition: live music, the signature buffet (R$116), and free entry to the venue. The Brunch Music crowd is the post-NAVE recovery crowd, the families, the couples, the people who want the Blue Note’s sound and the Conjunto Nacional terrace without the midnight commitment. In Pinheiros, Ó do Borogodó runs its Sunday matinée from 4 pm to 9 pm — the afternoon samba session, gentler and more intimate than the Friday/Saturday peak, the musicians playing to a room that has chosen Sunday. Bar Brahma holds daily at São João and Ipiranga — the Sunday Brahma is quieter than the weekend but the live samba plays, the chopp is cold, and the art deco room holds. Rabo di Galo nightly from 7 pm. Paulista Aberta — the Sunday car-free programme on Av. Paulista — runs from 10 am to 6 pm. D-Edge is dark. Casa de Francisca is dark. The city rests. This is part of The Rio Times’ daily São Paulo nightlife coverage for expats and visitors. Clear — 24 °C, 5 % rain. A mild Sunday.
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Top Picks Today
Fast scan
Top Picks Today
Fast scan
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Blue Note SP — Brunch Music 10 am–5 pm
10 am–5 pm · Av. Paulista, 2073 – Conjunto Nacional · R$116 buffet · Free entry · Live music
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Ó do Borogodó — Sunday Matinée 4–9 pm
4–9 pm · R. Horácio Lane, 21 – Pinheiros · Afternoon samba · Metro Faria Lima
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Paulista Aberta — Car-Free Sunday 10 am–6 pm
Av. Paulista closed to cars · Walk, cycle, eat · 24 °C · Free · MASP + Blue Note within walking distance
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Bar Brahma Centro + Rabo di Galo
Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am · Rabo di Galo from 7 pm · The Sunday constants
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Full Rundown
Venue by venue
Full Rundown
Venue by venue
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Suggested Route
Sunday edition
Suggested Route
Sunday edition
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10:00 am — Paulista Aberta + Blue Note Brunch Music
Walk Paulista car-free. Enter the Blue Note for Brunch Music (R$116 buffet, free entry, live music). MASP next door. 24 °C, clear. The Sunday morning.
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4:00 pm — Borogodó matinée
Metro Consolação → Faria Lima. Borogodó matinée 4–9 pm. Afternoon samba, sunlight, families. The Sunday Borogodó.
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Evening — Pinheiros dinner or Bar Brahma or Rabo di Galo
Dinner on Mourato Coelho after the matinée. Or Bar Brahma for Sunday samba. Or Rabo di Galo for cocktails. The week closes. Tomorrow: Bar Brahma + Rabo di Galo only (Monday dark).
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Dark Tonight / Still Going
Sunday circuit
Dark Tonight / Still Going
Sunday circuit
Dark tonight: D-Edge (Thu–Sat only). Casa de Francisca (Mon dark; Sun check programação — Salão and Porão typically dark, Largo may close early). Most of the circuit is daytime today.
Still going: Blue Note SP Brunch Music 10 am–5 pm. Borogodó matinée 4–9 pm. Paulista Aberta 10 am–6 pm. Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo from 7 pm.
Last night: Peak Saturday — D-Edge NAVE from midnight. Peak Borogodó to 3 am. Casa Saturday programme. Blue Note SP double session. Bar Brahma peak. The city at absolute maximum. Tonight it rests.
Tomorrow, Monday: Bar Brahma + Rabo di Galo only. Pinheiros dinner. The circuit dark. The city resets for the final full week of April.
The week ahead — the final stretch: Tue Apr 21: Tiradentes holiday — MASP Free Tuesday. Blue Note SP. Borogodó 9 pm–2 am. Casa Porão first 100 free. Thu Apr 23: D-Edge Moving. Fri Apr 24: D-Edge Freak Chic. Sat Apr 25: D-Edge NAVE. In Rio: Wed Apr 22: Cine Jazz #3 Coltrane Dusseldorf + Jorge Continentino. Sun Apr 26: The Weeknd at Estádio Nilton Santos. Apr 28–29: Next Copom. Sat May 2: Shakira at Praia de Copacabana.
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Plan B
More today
Plan B
More today
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MASP open today — R$85/R$42. Check hours (Sun may have modified schedule). The Lina Bo Bardi building on Paulista — walk from Paulista Aberta. Five exhibitions including Renoir.
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Pinheiros dinner — Mourato Coelho and Aspicuelta for dinner after the Borogodó matinée. Sunday tables are easy. The natural Sunday close in Pinheiros.
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In Rio today — 7 Minutoz at Vivo Rio 6 pm (geek music pioneers, 5B streams). Blue Note Rio Sunday 7 pm. Bip Bip Sunday samba. Beco 6 pm–1 am. The Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide has the full rundown.
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The Weeknd countdown — 7 days — Sun Apr 26: The Weeknd at Estádio Nilton Santos (Rio) with Anitta. Sat May 2: Shakira Megashow at Praia de Copacabana. The month’s endgame. Apr 28–29: Copom. Markets: Ibovespa above 198k. Dollar below R$5.00. IPCA 4.71%. Selic 14.75%.
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Getting Around
Transport intel
Getting Around
Transport intel
Metro: Sunday runs on reduced hours — check viamobilidade.com.br. Consolação for Paulista, Blue Note SP, MASP, and Rabo di Galo. Faria Lima for Pinheiros and the Borogodó matinée. República for Bar Brahma.
Paulista Aberta: Av. Paulista closed to cars 10 am–6 pm. Walk, cycle, or skate. The Blue Note and MASP are directly on the car-free stretch.
Weather: Clear Sunday — 24 °C, 5 % rain. Perfect for Paulista Aberta. Light clothing.
Ride-hailing: 99 and Uber — Sunday surge is the lowest of the week.
Safety: São Paulo on a Sunday is at its gentlest. Paulista is crowded and safe during Paulista Aberta. Pinheiros is residential and quiet. Standard awareness.
Paulista Aberta: Av. Paulista closed to cars 10 am–6 pm. Walk, cycle, or skate. The Blue Note and MASP are directly on the car-free stretch.
Weather: Clear Sunday — 24 °C, 5 % rain. Perfect for Paulista Aberta. Light clothing.
Ride-hailing: 99 and Uber — Sunday surge is the lowest of the week.
Safety: São Paulo on a Sunday is at its gentlest. Paulista is crowded and safe during Paulista Aberta. Pinheiros is residential and quiet. Standard awareness.
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Neighbourhood Picks
By zone
Neighbourhood Picks
By zone
Paulista / Consolação
Brunch Music · Paulista Aberta · MASP
Blue Note Brunch 10 am–5 pm. Paulista Aberta car-free 10 am–6 pm. MASP open. Rabo di Galo from 7 pm. The Sunday Paulista triangle. Metro Consolação.
Pinheiros
Borogodó Matinée · Dinner · Gentle
Borogodó matinée 4–9 pm. Dinner on Mourato Coelho after. The Pinheiros Sunday — quiet, residential, the samba playing in the afternoon light. Metro Faria Lima.
Centro
Bar Brahma · Sunday Samba · Quiet
Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am. Sunday samba, quiet art deco. The Centro anchor at its most contemplative. Metro República.
Looking Ahead
Tue · MASP Free · Thu · Moving · Apr 26 · Weeknd
Mon: dark. Tue: MASP Free + Borogodó + Casa Porão. Thu: D-Edge Moving. Sat: NAVE. Apr 26: The Weeknd (Rio). Apr 28–29: Copom. May 2: Shakira.
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Compiled by the RT SP Nightlife Desk — all events verified against official sources.
Prices, times, and door policies may change — always confirm before heading out. Today: Blue Note SP · Brunch Music 10 am–5 pm · R$116 buffet · Free entry · Paulista. Ó do Borogodó · Matinée 4–9 pm · Pinheiros. Paulista Aberta · 10 am–6 pm · Car-free. Bar Brahma Centro · 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo · nightly. Dark: D-Edge · Casa de Francisca. São Paulo nightlife Sunday April 19 2026. Mon: dark. Tue: MASP Free + circuit restarts. Apr 26: The Weeknd. Apr 28–29: Copom.
Compiled by the RT SP Nightlife Desk — all events verified against official sources.
Prices, times, and door policies may change — always confirm before heading out. Today: Blue Note SP · Brunch Music 10 am–5 pm · R$116 buffet · Free entry · Paulista. Ó do Borogodó · Matinée 4–9 pm · Pinheiros. Paulista Aberta · 10 am–6 pm · Car-free. Bar Brahma Centro · 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo · nightly. Dark: D-Edge · Casa de Francisca. São Paulo nightlife Sunday April 19 2026. Mon: dark. Tue: MASP Free + circuit restarts. Apr 26: The Weeknd. Apr 28–29: Copom.
Related: São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Saturday, April 18, 2026 · São Paulo Daily Brief for Sunday, April 19, 2026 · Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Sunday, April 19, 2026