São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, May 28, 2026
Key Points
- Inimigos do Rei – “Vem Kafka Comigo” at Blue Note SP, 20h — Carioca new wave/rock band returning after 20+ years, first show in São Paulo on this comeback. R$70 / R$140, Eventim disponível.
- Fausto Fawcett – “Animakina” at Blue Note SP, 22h30 — Carioca cyberpunk poet and performer, with Edgard Scandurra (founder of Ira!) as special guest. Eventim disponível.
- Both shows are independent bookings at the same venue — the double is the natural plan. Inimigos do Rei at 20h, stay for Fausto Fawcett at 22h30 on the same Blue Note SP floor.
- Weather is 21°C and 15% rain — the clearest evening of the week. Friday holds at 10%, Saturday rises to 20%.
- Bona Casa de Música (Sumaré, R. Dr. Paulo Vieira 101) has a show tonight at 20h — Eventim ainda disponível. Check the Bona Eventim page for the confirmed artist name.
- Espaço Unimed, Cine Joia and Casa de Francisca: no Thursday bookings confirmed for tonight. D-Edge runs Moving night (electronic) from 23h.
- Thursday is HIGH confidence: two original-artist bookings back to back at Blue Note SP, the best weather night of the week, both still available.
Tonight in São Paulo
Thursday is the strongest night of the SP week. Blue Note SP runs two original-artist shows back to back — Inimigos do Rei at 20h, Fausto Fawcett with Edgard Scandurra at 22h30.
Weather: 21°C, 15% rain, the clearest evening since the weekend.
The double at Blue Note SP is the natural plan — Inimigos do Rei at 20h, stay for Fausto Fawcett at 22h30 on the same floor. Bona books a separate show at 20h in Sumaré for the intimate 120-cap room.
D-Edge runs Moving from 23h for anyone heading late.
Three picks shape the night. Inimigos do Rei (Blue Note SP, 20h, R$70/R$140, Eventim) for the new wave comeback; Fausto Fawcett with Scandurra (Blue Note SP, 22h30, Eventim) for the cyberpunk poetry night; D-Edge Moving (Barra Funda, from 23h, Sympla) for anyone who wants to close the week early.
The Blue Note SP double is the pick of the week — Inimigos do Rei at 20h, Fausto Fawcett at 22h30, same floor, clearest night. Buy Inimigos do Rei on Eventim and stay.
For one show only, Fausto Fawcett with Edgard Scandurra is the stronger booking.
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Top Picks Tonight
Inimigos do Rei — Vem Kafka Comigo
Inimigos do Rei are a Carioca new wave band from the late 1980s — acid humour, Kafkaesque absurdism and behavioural satire. After 20+ years off the stage they returned in 2025; tonight is their first São Paulo show on this comeback.
The show “Vem Kafka Comigo” takes its title from their song “Uma Barata Chamada Kafka” — Kafka’s Metamorphosis as a Rio roach comedy. The set mixes career classics with new material including “Medo”, the single released in March.
Porto Bank: 30% discount on tickets.
Fausto Fawcett — Animakina (com Edgard Scandurra)
Fausto Fawcett is a Carioca poet and performer — the cyberpunk voice of 1980s and 90s Rio, who wrote “Kátia Flávia”, the song that launched Fernanda Abreu’s career. Edgard Scandurra, co-founder of Ira!, joins as special guest for Animakina.
The right pick for anyone who wants to stay after Inimigos do Rei — the 22h30 start gives a 30-minute buffer between shows on the same floor. Two separate tickets on Eventim; Porto Bank discount applies to both.
D-Edge — Moving
Moving is D-Edge’s Thursday electronic residency — the weekly night that anchors the club’s weekday programme, with a DJ set pulling from techno, progressive house and club music through the Muti Randolph sound system. The Thursday crowd is smaller than the weekend; no queue, no dress code pressure.
The right extension if the Blue Note SP double ends around midnight and you want to keep going — Barra Funda is a 15-minute Uber from Conjunto Nacional. Sympla or on the door.
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Suggested Routes
- The double Blue Note SP: arrive by 19h30 for a table and Inimigos do Rei at 20h, stay through the set break, Fausto Fawcett at 22h30 on the same floor — out by 01h, Uber or last Consolação metro.
- One show only Fausto Fawcett at 22h30 is the single strongest booking — arrive at Blue Note SP by 22h for a drink before the show, out by 00h30, Consolação metro or Uber.
- Triple Inimigos do Rei at 20h, Fausto Fawcett at 22h30, then Uber 15 minutes to D-Edge Moving from 01h — the full Thursday arc from new wave comeback to cyberpunk poetry to club techno.
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Still Going After 10 pm
Fausto Fawcett runs to around 00h30. D-Edge Moving runs to 03h.
The Baixo Augusta strip — R. Augusta south of Paulista through Bela Vista — is a five-minute walk from Blue Note SP and runs seven nights.
Tomorrow Friday holds at 10% rain — the cleanest day of the week. Bona books the week’s most anticipated show: the May 29 listing shows “ingressos voando” on the Eventim venue calendar, meaning near sell-out.
Check and buy tonight.
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Getting Around
- Blue Note SP (both shows) Consolação on Linha 2 Verde, three minutes to Conjunto Nacional, Av. Paulista 2073, 2º andar. From Vila Madalena R$20–25 Uber.
- D-Edge Marechal Deodoro on Linha 3 or Palmeiras-Barra Funda on Linha 2. From Paulista R$25–35 Uber. Order before leaving Blue Note SP.
- Metro Thursday metro runs full weekday service; last trains around 00h on Linha 2 Verde. Consolação metro covers the Blue Note SP exit if you leave by 23h30. Plan Uber for Fausto Fawcett’s midnight exit.
- Surge Minimal on Thursdays across the city. The only spike is the simultaneous post-Fausto exit from Conjunto Nacional around 00h30 — order before leaving the floor.
- Weather 21°C and 15% rain — the clearest evening of the week. No poncho needed; Friday holds at 10% for the walk-heavy days.
- Safety Av. Paulista at these hours is safe and well-policed. Barra Funda around D-Edge is fine within the club corridor. Standard precautions on the inner blocks behind Paulista.
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Plan B
If Blue Note SP is full, Bona (Sumaré, R. Dr. Paulo Vieira 101) has a show at 20h — check Eventim for the confirmed artist.
The Baixo Augusta strip runs seven nights with no commitment. Casa de Francisca opens its full evening programme from Thursday.
Across the bridge, Rio de Janeiro has Blue Note Rio programming its first salão show of the week. Weather: 20% rain in both cities, a draw.
SP holds the stronger programme tonight: two original-artist bookings back to back.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who are Inimigos do Rei and why have they been away for 20 years?
Inimigos do Rei formed in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1980s as one of the Brazilian new wave’s most irreverent acts — acid humour, Kafkaesque absurdism and behavioural satire applied to rock. Their signature song “Uma Barata Chamada Kafka” takes Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis and turns the transformation into a Rio apartment comedy.
The band dissolved in the early 2000s as the members pursued separate careers; the return in 2025 came through producer Ricardo Leon, who had worked with them previously and brokered the reunion. The São Paulo show tonight is the first outside Rio on this comeback — their April premiere at Teatro PRIO in Leblon was the only prior live date.
Who is Fausto Fawcett and what is Animakina?
Fausto Fawcett is a Rio de Janeiro poet, writer and performer who emerged from the Zona Sul bohemian circuit in the 1980s with a voice that merged cyberpunk aesthetics, Rio noir, Afro-Brazilian imagery and experimental music. He wrote “Kátia Flávia, a Godiva do Irajá”, recorded by Fernanda Abreu in 1990 and one of the defining tracks of the decade’s Brazilian independent scene.
His albums, including “Fausto Fawcett e os Robôs Efêmeros” and “Básico Instinto”, built a cult following that persists today. Animakina is the title of the current show; Edgard Scandurra — guitarist and co-founder of Ira!, the São Paulo band whose “Núcleo Base” became another of the period’s landmark albums — joins as special guest.
Can I attend both shows on the same ticket or do I need separate tickets?
Separate tickets are required — Inimigos do Rei and Fausto Fawcett are two independent bookings at the same venue. Both are on Eventim and both show disponível as of tonight.
The gap between shows is 30 minutes: Inimigos do Rei runs roughly 20h to 22h, with Fausto Fawcett starting at 22h30. If you buy both, arrive for Inimigos do Rei, stay in the Blue Note SP room during the changeover, and your Fausto Fawcett ticket covers you for the second set.
Porto Bank cardholders get 30% off both.
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