Easter Brunch + Samba — Rio Times

Brunch · Bossa Nova · Free Entry · Paulista

Blue Note SP —Brunch Music 10 am – 5 pm

→ Paulista · Conjunto Nacional · Live music · R$116 buffet · Free entry

Samba · Matinée · Afternoon · Pinheiros

Ó do Borogodó —Sunday Matinée 4 – 9 pm

→ Pinheiros · R. Horácio Lane · ~R$20 cover · Samba & choro

Terrace · Free · Vinyl DJs · Sé

Casa de Francisca —Largo Terrace noon – 7 pm

→ Sé · Palacete Teresa · Free entry · Sunday sunshine

Botequim · Live Samba · Daily · Centro

Bar Brahma Centro —Daily 11 am – 1 am

→ Centro · Av. São João · Live music · Cold chopp · Since 1948

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1Blue Note SP — Brunch Music

Brunch · Bossa Nova · Paulista

The Blue Note SP runs its weekly Brunch Music every Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm — live bossa nova sets on the second-floor terrace of the Conjunto Nacional, overlooking Avenida Paulista. The buffet runs at R$116, with à la carte also available. Entry is free — no ticket required. There is no ticketed evening show on Sundays; the Blue Note’s Sunday programming is daytime only. On Easter Sunday, the Brunch Music coincides with Paulista Aberta — the weekly closure of Avenida Paulista to cars from 9h to 17h that transforms the avenue into a pedestrian promenade of buskers, food vendors, cyclists, and street performers. The combination of the Blue Note terrace and the car-free Paulista is one of São Paulo’s best free Sunday experiences. The Conjunto Nacional — David Libeskind’s modernist monolith — provides the architectural backdrop. At 26 °C with 40 % rain, bring an umbrella but the programme is strong.

Week in review at the Blue Note: This was the biggest week of the year — Marissol Mwaba with Xênia França (Wed), D-Edge Festival (Thu), Avery*Sunshine Grammy winner (Fri 8 pm + 10:30 pm), Roberto Menescal bossa nova founder (Sat 8 pm + 10:30 pm). Four historic nights. Today, the brunch. Next week: Check bluenotesp.com for the April programme. Metro Consolação.

2Ó do Borogodó — Sunday Matinée

Samba · Choro · Matinée

Sunday at Ó do Borogodó is the gentlest version of the bar — the matinée format runs from 4 pm to 9 pm, samba and choro in the late-afternoon light, the Pinheiros room at its most relaxed. Founded in 2001 by siblings Leonardo and Stefânia Gola Piacentini, the Borogodó is São Paulo’s gold standard for samba de raiz. The Sunday crowd is mellower than the weekend-night regulars: families, couples, and samba devotees who come for the music rather than the scene. Cover around R$20. The early 9 pm close means you can pair this with a walk through the Pinheiros bar strip or an evening at Rabo di Galo on Paulista. Check @odoborogodobar for tonight’s musicians. After last night’s peak Saturday intensity — running to 3 am with the post-Menescal crowd — the Sunday matinée is the decompression. The same room, the same musicians, a fraction of the volume.

3Casa de Francisca — Largo Terrace

Terrace · Free · Vinyl · Sé

Sunday at Casa de Francisca is Largo-only: the outdoor terrace bar at the Palacete Teresa opens from noon to 7 pm with free entry, vinyl DJs, drinks and the casual atmosphere that makes this one of São Paulo’s most celebrated cultural spaces. The Salão and Porão are typically dark on Sundays — the Largo carries the day. It is the natural pre-Borogodó stop: drinks in the Sé sunshine before crossing to Pinheiros for the matinée samba. On Easter Sunday, with 40 % rain risk, the terrace may shift partially under cover — but the format persists. Metro Sé (Line 1-Blue).

4Bar Brahma Centro — Daily Samba

Botequim · Samba · 1948

The constant. Bar Brahma at the intersection of São João and Ipiranga — the art deco botequim that has run since 1948 — is open daily from 11 am to 1 am with live samba, cold chopp, and the paulistano atmosphere that operates regardless of the day. On Easter Sunday, when the electronic circuit is dark and the major venues are closed, Bar Brahma is the reliable anchor of the Centro Histórico. No cover, no reservation needed. The room is quieter on Sundays — the crowd is smaller, the music is gentler, the chopps arrive faster. Metro República.

5Rabo di Galo — Cocktails at the Rosewood

Cocktails · Nightcap · Nightly

Rabo di Galo at the Rosewood SP on Marquês de Itu opens nightly from 7 pm — cocktails, intimate lighting, the civilised nightcap for an Easter Sunday that asks nothing of you. After the Blue Note brunch, the Borogodó matinée, or simply a walk on the Paulista Aberta, the Rabo di Galo closes the evening at the right volume. Metro Consolação.

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Pinacoteca — Open Easter Sunday. Nocaute, Macunaíma, Sebastião Salgado. The second museum option. Metro Luz (Line 1-Blue).

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Feira da Liberdade — São Paulo’s traditional Asian market opens from 9h with Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Brazilian-Asian food stalls, handmade crafts, and street performers. The city’s best Sunday street food destination. Metro Liberdade (Line 1-Blue).

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This week ahead — Mon Apr 6: All major venues dark. Bar Brahma + Rabo di Galo open. B3 reopens. Tue Apr 7: MASP Free Tuesday 10h–20h. Blue Note SP resumes evening programme. Ó do Borogodó reopens 9 pm–2 am. Thu Apr 9: D-Edge Moving from midnight. Casa de Francisca full programme. Apr 28–29: Next Copom meeting.

Paulista / Consolação

Blue Note Brunch · MASP · Paulista Aberta · Rabo di Galo

The Easter Sunday epicentre. Blue Note brunch 10–5 (free entry). MASP Renoir 10–6 (R$85). Paulista Aberta 9–5. Rabo di Galo from 7 pm. Everything on one avenue. Metro Consolação.

Pinheiros

Borogodó Matinée · Dinner · Neighbourhood Walk

The afternoon samba circuit. Borogodó 4–9 pm (~R$20). Dinner on Mourato Coelho or Aspicuelta after the matinée. The quietest Pinheiros of the week. Metro Faria Lima.

Sé / Centro

Casa de Francisca Largo · Bar Brahma · Pinacoteca

The historic centre. Largo terrace noon–7 pm (free). Bar Brahma 11 am–1 am (samba, no cover). Pinacoteca open. The Centro circuit at Easter quiet. Metro Sé and República.

Looking Ahead

Mon · Reset · Tue MASP Free · Thu D-Edge Moving

Monday: dark. Bar Brahma + Rabo di Galo only. B3 reopens. Tuesday: MASP free 10h–20h. Borogodó reopens. Thursday: D-Edge Moving returns. The April programme continues after the biggest week of the year.