São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Thursday, April 30, 2026

The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk

The Weeknd opens MorumBIS · Doors 4 pm · Show 9 pm · Anitta opening + “São Paulo” duet · International Jazz Day at Blue Note SP 8 pm — André Mehmari, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Ricardo Herz · D-Edge Moving returns · Borogodó Thu samba 10 pm · Casa de Francisca all stages · The Weeknd Day 2 tomorrow · Long weekend begins (Dia do Trabalho)

The Weeknd + Anitta — MorumBIS Day 1
Doors 4 pm · Show 9 pm

After Hours Til Dawn opens its SP run. Anitta opens + duets on “São Paulo.” Pista and cadeira superior remaining; arquibancadas low/sold; VIP all sold out. Praça Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, 1 — Morumbi. Ticketmaster.

International Jazz Day at Blue Note SP
8 pm · Eventim

UNESCO date. Brazilian jazz elite converging: André Mehmari, Arismar do Espírito Santo, Ricardo Herz. High-level improvisation and technical mastery. Av. Paulista, 2073 — Conjunto Nacional, 2º andar.

D-Edge — Moving Returns
From midnight · Ingresse

The Thursday weekly party returns from the Mon–Wed dark. House and techno, Renato Ratier’s Barra Funda club, the long electronic night. Av. Mário de Andrade, 141 — Barra Funda. 18+.

Ó do Borogodó — Thursday Samba Peak
10 pm–3 am · Pinheiros

The bar’s Thursday peak. Samba de raiz, choro and batuque on Rua Horácio Lane. Daily roda format, the room small and disputed — arrive early. R. Horácio Lane, 21 — Pinheiros.

The first of The Weeknd‘s two MorumBIS dates. The After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour reaches its São Paulo run after Sunday’s Rio appearance at Estádio Nilton Santos — the largest R&B tour in history brings the trilogy (After Hours, Dawn FM, Hurry Up Tomorrow) at full LED-stadium production. Anitta opens with a short, hit-focused set then returns to duet with The Weeknd on “São Paulo” — the track from Hurry Up Tomorrow recorded between them, a moment carrying particular significance in the city the song is named for. Doors at 4 pm, show at 9 pm. Tonight’s ticket availability: pista and cadeira superior remaining, arquibancadas and cadeiras inferiores low or sold out in segments, all VIP packages sold out. MetrôSP Lines 1-Azul, 2-Verde, 3-Vermelha and 15-Prata stay open all night for show-day return. Stadium policy: water in transparent plastic bottles up to 600 ml allowed, plus sealed industrialised foods in original packaging, small portions. Tomorrow is Day 2 (Friday May 1, Dia do Trabalho holiday) — already sold out on Ticketmaster.

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The Blue Note SP’s celebration of the UNESCO International Jazz Day brings together what the venue describes as “an unprecedented meeting of Brazil’s jazz elite.” Three names anchor the announced lineup: André Mehmari — pianist and composer, one of Brazil’s most acclaimed contemporary instrumental musicians, with a discography that traverses jazz, MPB, classical and choro; Arismar do Espírito Santo — the legendary multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, piano, percussion), arranger and composer who has collaborated with virtually every major Brazilian jazz figure across five decades; and Ricardo Herz — violinist, central to the contemporary Brazilian jazz violin tradition. Together they bring “a diverse range of styles and generations on one stage” in the heart of Avenida Paulista. The format favours improvisation and technical exchange. UNESCO designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in November 2011 to recognise the genre’s diplomatic role uniting cultures. Single show at 8 pm, doors at 7 pm.

The Borogodó’s Thursday hours run 22h to 03h — five hours of samba de raiz, choro and batuque on Rua Horácio Lane in Pinheiros. The venue, open since 2001, has built its reputation on a curatorial principle that values both old and new generations of Brazilian samba artists. Names that have passed through include Adriana Moreira, Choro Rasgado, Giana Viscardi, Cadeira de Balanço, Dona Inah, Juliana Amaral, Ione Papas, Carmem Queiroz, Bula Cumbuca, Cochichando, Anaí Rosas. Thursday is the gentler version of the Friday-Saturday peak but still fills past 11 pm — arrive before then for one of the few tables. Cash and PIX. The room is small and the music close.

The Thursday weekly returns from D-Edge’s Monday-to-Wednesday dark. Moving is the venue’s Thursday house-and-techno format — one of the four flagship weekly nights (Moving Thu / Freak Chic Fri / NAVE Sat / SuperAfter Sun). Run by Renato Ratier, the club has operated in Barra Funda since 2003. Two pistas plus a Lounge, plus the rooftop terrace overlooking the city. Tonight’s specific lineup at @dedgesp day-of. The Weeknd-show overlap means Moving’s later start (typically midnight) makes it a natural post-stadium continuation. 18+, valet R$50, ingressos via Ingresse.

The Casa runs all stages on Thursdays. The Salão opens at 7:30 pm with the curadoria’s centrepiece act of the night. The Porão opens at 7:30 pm with the show at 9:30 pm and close at 1 am — first 100 tickets free, distributed at the bilheteria from 6:40 pm to 8:30 pm. The Largo terrace opens from 6:30 pm with vinyl DJs and free entry. The Sala B — the small 44-seat intimate room, only operating Tuesdays and Wednesdays per the established schedule (occasionally Thursdays during expanded weeks). Check casadefrancisca.art.br/novo/programacao day-of for tonight’s specific bills. The Palacete Teresa, R. Quintino Bocaiúva 22, near Sé.