The Rio Times · RT SP Nightlife Desk
Tiradentes — national holiday · MASP Free Tuesday 10h–20h · Blue Note SP evening resumes · Ó do Borogodó 9 pm–2 am · Casa de Francisca Porão first 100 free · The circuit restarts with holiday energy
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Tonight’s Vibe Menu
Tonight’s Vibe Menu
Tuesday is when the São Paulo nightlife circuit restarts — and this Tuesday carries the energy of Tiradentes, the national holiday honouring the martyr of the Inconfidência Mineira. B3 closed. Banks closed. But the city is alive with the day-off crowd now flowing into the evening circuit. The MASP runs its Free Tuesday from 10h to 20h — five exhibitions at zero cost, including the Renoir show. MASP Free Tuesday on Tiradentes is the busiest free museum day of the year: the Lina Bo Bardi building on Paulista fills from the morning. At the Blue Note SP, the evening programme resumes — two sessions at 8 pm and 10:30 pm. Check bluenotesp.com. Holiday Tuesdays can draw larger-than-normal crowds to the Conjunto Nacional room. In Pinheiros, Ó do Borogodó reopens at 9 pm — the first samba of the new week, running to 2 am. Holiday energy: the room fills earlier, the crowd that has been at Ibirapuera all day now arrives with sun on their skin. At Casa de Francisca, the Porão runs its Tuesday programme — first 100 tickets free from 6:40 pm at the bilheteria. Show at 9:30 pm. The Largo terrace opens from 11:30 am — the longest Largo hours of the week, now on a holiday. Bar Brahma daily. Rabo di Galo nightly. D-Edge dark until Thursday. This is part of The Rio Times’ daily São Paulo nightlife coverage for expats and visitors. Note: Thursday April 23 is São Jorge — a Rio de Janeiro state holiday (not observed in SP, but some bridging may affect services). 26 °C, 20 % rain.
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Top Picks Today
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Top Picks Today
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MASP — Free Tuesday (Tiradentes Holiday)
10h–20h · Free · Five exhibitions incl. Renoir · Av. Paulista, 1578 · Metro Trianon-MASP
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Blue Note SP — Tuesday Evening Resumes
8 pm + 10:30 pm · Av. Paulista, 2073 – Conjunto Nacional · Check bluenotesp.com · Eventim
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Ó do Borogodó — Tuesday 9 pm–2 am
9 pm–2 am · R. Horácio Lane, 21 – Pinheiros · First samba of the week · Metro Faria Lima
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Casa de Francisca — Porão First 100 Free + Largo
Porão: first 100 free from 6:40 pm · Show 9:30 pm · Largo: 11:30 am–midnight · R. Quintino Bocaiúva, 22 – Sé
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Bar Brahma Centro + Rabo di Galo
Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am · Rabo di Galo from 7 pm · The constants
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Full Rundown
Venue by venue
Full Rundown
Venue by venue
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Suggested Route
Tiradentes holiday
Suggested Route
Tiradentes holiday
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10:00 am — MASP Free Tuesday
Five exhibitions at zero cost including Renoir. Tiradentes holiday crowds — arrive early. 10h–20h. Metro Trianon-MASP.
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11:30 am — Casa de Francisca Largo
Holiday Largo from 11:30 am. Free vinyl DJs on the Palacete Teresa terrace. The holiday daytime gathering point. Metro Sé.
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6:40 pm — Casa Porão (first 100 free) or Blue Note first session
Queue at the bilheteria for the free Porão tickets. Or metro to Consolação for the Blue Note 8 pm first session. Two parallel options.
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Late — Borogodó or Blue Note second session or Rabo di Galo
Borogodó samba to 2 am (holiday energy, room fills early). Blue Note 10:30 pm. Rabo di Galo for the quiet close. Tomorrow: Casa Salão opens. Circuit builds.
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Dark Tonight / Still Going
Holiday Tuesday
Dark Tonight / Still Going
Holiday Tuesday
Dark tonight: D-Edge (returns Thursday with Moving). Casa de Francisca Salão (opens Wednesday). The circuit is mostly back: Blue Note SP, Borogodó, Casa Porão + Largo, Bar Brahma, Rabo di Galo all running with holiday energy.
Still going: MASP Free Tuesday 10h–20h. Blue Note SP 8 pm + 10:30 pm. Borogodó 9 pm–2 am. Casa Porão 9:30 pm (first 100 free 6:40 pm). Largo 11:30 am–midnight. Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo from 7 pm.
Last night: Monday dark — Bar Brahma + Rabo di Galo only. Tonight the circuit restarts with Tiradentes holiday energy.
Metro note: São Paulo metro may run on modified holiday schedule — check viamobilidade.com.br. Most lines operational but with adjusted frequency.
Tomorrow, Wednesday: Casa Salão opens. Borogodó 9 pm–2 am. Blue Note SP two sessions. Largo from 6:30 pm. In Rio: Cine Jazz #3 — Coltrane Dusseldorf + Jorge Continentino at Blue Note Rio. Thu Apr 23: D-Edge Moving. São Jorge in Rio (RJ state holiday — not observed in SP). Sat Apr 25: D-Edge NAVE. Sun Apr 26: The Weeknd at Estádio Nilton Santos (Rio) — 5 days. Apr 28–29: Copom. May 2: Shakira Copacabana.
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Plan B
More today
Plan B
More today
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Pinacoteca open today — Nocaute, Macunaíma, Sebastião Salgado. Holiday hours. Metro Luz. The second museum option alongside the MASP Free Tuesday.
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Ibirapuera — The holiday crowd fills Ibirapuera from early. The park, the MAC, the OCA — the daytime circuit before the evening transition. The natural Tiradentes programme: Ibirapuera morning, MASP afternoon, Blue Note/Borogodó/Casa evening.
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In Rio today — MAR Free Tuesday on Tiradentes (busiest of the year). Blue Note calçadão from 5 pm. Bip Bip choro. Gema HH. Beco midnight. MetrôRio on holiday schedule. The Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide has the full rundown.
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The Weeknd countdown — 5 days — Sun Apr 26: The Weeknd “After Hours Til Dawn” at Estádio Nilton Santos (Rio) with Anitta. May 2: Shakira Copacabana. Apr 28–29: Copom — the rate decision. Markets: B3 closed today. Ibovespa at 196k. Dollar below R$5.00. IPCA 4.71%. Selic 14.75%. Brent near US$95.
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Getting Around
Transport intel
Getting Around
Transport intel
Metro — HOLIDAY NOTE: This São Paulo nightlife guide notes that the metro may run on modified holiday schedule — check viamobilidade.com.br. Trianon-MASP for MASP. Consolação for Blue Note SP and Rabo di Galo. Sé for Casa de Francisca. Faria Lima for Pinheiros and Borogodó. República for Bar Brahma.
Weather: 26 °C, 20 % rain. Umbrella advisable. A warm holiday evening.
Ride-hailing: 99 and Uber — holiday Tuesday surge is moderate. More people out than a normal Tuesday.
Safety: São Paulo on a Tiradentes holiday is busier than a normal Tuesday. Paulista is well-populated. Pinheiros is residential and safe. Sé around Casa: stay on Quintino Bocaiúva. Standard awareness.
Weather: 26 °C, 20 % rain. Umbrella advisable. A warm holiday evening.
Ride-hailing: 99 and Uber — holiday Tuesday surge is moderate. More people out than a normal Tuesday.
Safety: São Paulo on a Tiradentes holiday is busier than a normal Tuesday. Paulista is well-populated. Pinheiros is residential and safe. Sé around Casa: stay on Quintino Bocaiúva. Standard awareness.
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Neighbourhood Picks
By zone
Neighbourhood Picks
By zone
Paulista / Consolação
MASP Free · Blue Note · Holiday
MASP Free Tuesday 10h–20h (Renoir, busiest of the year). Blue Note SP 8 pm + 10:30 pm. Rabo di Galo from 7 pm. The Paulista Tiradentes circuit. Metro Trianon-MASP / Consolação.
Pinheiros
Borogodó Reopens · Holiday Energy · Dinner
Borogodó 9 pm–2 am — first samba of the week with holiday energy. Dinner on Mourato Coelho. Tables available. Metro Faria Lima.
Sé / Centro
Casa Porão Free · Largo Holiday · Bar Brahma
Casa Porão first 100 free from 6:40 pm. Largo from 11:30 am (holiday hours). Bar Brahma daily. Metro Sé / República.
Looking Ahead
Wed · Salão · Thu · Moving · Sat · NAVE · Sun · Weeknd
Wed: Casa Salão opens. Thu: D-Edge Moving. Sat: NAVE. Sun: Weeknd (Rio). Apr 28–29: Copom. May 2: Shakira.
The Rio Times
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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. Tiradentes — national holiday. B3 closed. Tonight: MASP Free Tuesday · 10h–20h · Paulista. Blue Note SP · Tue 8 pm + 10:30 pm · Paulista. Ó do Borogodó · Tue 9 pm–2 am · Pinheiros. Casa de Francisca · Porão first 100 free 6:40 pm + Largo 11:30 am · Sé. Bar Brahma Centro · 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo · nightly. Dark: D-Edge (Thu). São Paulo nightlife Tuesday April 21 2026 Tiradentes. Wed: Casa Salão. Thu: Moving. Sat: NAVE. The Weeknd 5 days. 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. Tiradentes — national holiday. B3 closed. Tonight: MASP Free Tuesday · 10h–20h · Paulista. Blue Note SP · Tue 8 pm + 10:30 pm · Paulista. Ó do Borogodó · Tue 9 pm–2 am · Pinheiros. Casa de Francisca · Porão first 100 free 6:40 pm + Largo 11:30 am · Sé. Bar Brahma Centro · 11 am–1 am. Rabo di Galo · nightly. Dark: D-Edge (Thu). São Paulo nightlife Tuesday April 21 2026 Tiradentes. Wed: Casa Salão. Thu: Moving. Sat: NAVE. The Weeknd 5 days. Apr 28–29: Copom.
Related: São Paulo Nightlife Guide for Monday, April 20, 2026 · São Paulo Daily Brief for Tuesday, April 21, 2026 · Rio de Janeiro Nightlife Guide for Tuesday, April 21, 2026