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There are several areas in the central part of city where the
bars
spring to life once it gets dark. Most days of the week, the bottom end of
Rua da Bahia
between Avenida Afonso Pena and Praça da Estação is lively: the bars put out tables under the palm trees and the action goes on until the small hours. The area around the intersection of
Rua Rio de Janeiro and Avenida Augusto de Lima
is also good, but more student-like. There are a couple of small theatres and cinemas close by, and a group of bars and restaurants:
Mateus
on the corner is a good one. It's also worth checking out the bars along
Rua Guajajaras
between Rua Espírito Santo and Rua da Bahia. Much further out, with outlandish performance art "happenings" at 8.30pm and the rare knack of peacefully blending in the oddest of people, is the 24-hour
Bar do Lulu,
Rua Leopoldina 415, Bairro Santo Antônio (tel 031/3342-3185) - take a taxi.
The more sophisticated bars are in
Savassi
and neighbouring
Funcionários
, both pleasant places in which to spend an evening. Drinks are only marginally more expensive here than anywhere else, and the bars get very crowded at weekends. One of the few unpretentious places along Rua Alagoas is
Diário da Noite,
on the corner with Rua Cláudio Manoel, with infectiously danceable music (daily from 4pm).
Chopperia Margherita Ville
and
Sausalito Point
at the intersection of
ruas
Tomé de Souza and Pernambuco are always busy, and most people end up drinking their beer on the street outside (both open till 4am).
A far more gritty scene is to be found in
Barro Preto
, centre of the city's garment industry. Along Avenida Raja Gabáglia there are lots of nightclubs, simple
mineiro
restaurants, and small bars where you can listen to live
setaneja
(Brazilian country music).
Cachaça
If you want to be initiated into the wonderful world of
cachaça
(sugar-cane rum), a trip out to the
Alambique Cachaçaria,
Av. Raja Gabáglia 3200, Chalé 1, Estoril, is a must, and also offers beautiful night views of Belo Horizonte...
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Discos and live music
One of the most popular current nightclubs in swish
Savassi
is
Máscaras
at Rua Santa Rita Durão 667, with two dance floors, separate bars and video rooms, all kitted out in chic, modern style (open until 6am at weekends). It...
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Cinema and theatre
There are several
art cinemas
in Belo Horizonte with imaginative and non-dubbed programming: check out the Cine Humberto Mauro (tel 031/3237-7234) in the Palácio das Artes, and the Cineclube Unibanco Savassi (tel 031/3227-6648) at Rua Levindo...
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