South America’s largest city is full of options for a good time. Here’s an updated list of the best places in São Paulo. Also, launch the VamosGay Google Map to Gay São Paulo (available for web and mobile.)
Hotel Chili
Largo do Arouche 610
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Hours: 24 hours / 7 days
Stylish hotel / sauna for when you really need “get a room.” More info on the Hotel Chilli website, and you can see more of the interiors on their Instagram.
Cabines Bar
Rua da Consolação, 2504
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Hours: Everyday from 10AM to 11PM
At the end of Avenida Paulista, a neon sign flashing “SEX” is where businessmen, laborers, students, and the occasional vagrant can be found wandering the video booths before taking the metro home. No entrance fee, but the booths use tokens. There is a bar and lounge for those who really want to wind down after a long day.
Champion Club
Largo do Arouche 336
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Hours: Sun – Fri 1PM – 10PM; Sat 1PM to 11PM
More focused on the spa experience. Excellent facilities with less of the hardcore sex crowd. Photos and promotions can be found on the Champion Club website.
Cine Arouche
Largo Arouche 418
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Hours: Everyday, 24 hours
Buy a ticket to enter this dark cinematheque and explore two theaters and multiple levels of random sexual encounters. This “cine” is also the base of operations for a few of the area’s transsexual hookers. There’s a separate side entrance for a section with video booths.
Cine Dom José
Rua José Barros Magaldi, 306
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Hours: Everyday 9AM to 10PM
Senior citizens and the men who love them spend their afternoons in this traditional theater which now shows triple X hetero movies to a gay audience.
Cine Kratos
Rua Aurora 522
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Hours: Everyday 9AM to 11PM
The cleanest and most sociable of the downtown Cines. Two levels with two different theatres: one straight, and another gay/bi. On the entry level there is a full bar where patrons socialize. Upstairs, there is a TV room where you can watch telenovelas in plush furniture while around the corner lie options for free cabins and a darkroom.
Cine Paris
Avenida Ipiranga 808
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Hours: Everyday, 24 hours
Abandon all hope once you enter! Dark and filthy. Multiple shadowy corners where visitors can get a staph infection some action. Bring a flashlight (leave your cellphone at home) to navigate Cine Paris’ many broken stairs and pitfalls.
Cine Republica
Avenida Ipiranga 752
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Hours: Everyday, 24 hours
Cine Republica appears to be in a competition with Cine Paris for the filthiest place to have anonymous gay sex in downtown São Paulo. Grimy floors and grimier men await visitors to this long-standing venue. There’s also an area near the restrooms where hustler’s hunt for clients.
The Eagle
Rua São Miguel 57
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Hours: Open 7 days a week
The international chain now has a home in São Paulo. The newly opened Eagle is located in Sao Paulo in the Consolacao neighborhood (too bad it’s not closer to the mature daddy bars downtown.) There’s no cover from Monday through Thursday. There’s a bar downstairs and various rooms to play on the second floor. Check the Eagle São Paulo website for their calendar of events.
Hot House SP
Rua Nestor Pestana 27
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Probably the raunchiest a bar can be with out crossing over into sex and saunas listings. Hot House is a small stripper bar. Their website has a calendar of events.
JN Sex Shop
Rua Nossa Senhora da Lapa 153
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Hours: Everyday, 24 hours
Take a trip out to the Lapa neighborhood for the video store which continues to win rave reviews for its buddy booths and glory holes. The JN Sex Shop website has photos and more information.
Labirinttu’s Club
Rua Frei Caneca 328
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Hours: 24 hours / 7 days
Located in the heart of Consolacão,the club promotes itself as “more than a sauna.” With a full bar and weekly party night, Labirinttu’s offers more than dark rooms, cubicles, and steam rooms. More info on the Labirinttu Facebook page.
The Man’s Club
Rua Ezequiel Freire, 556
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This place is a bit far from the rest of the hot spots, but the subway ride to the Santana neighborhood is easy. Man’s Club is an actual spa offering services like massage and depilation. The staff are on the bearish side. After spa hours, there’s nightly entertainment.
Ponto Zen Cine
Avenida São João 1119
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Hours: Everyday 11AM to 11PM
A decent downtown option. There’s one large cinema theater, an upstairs “screening room,” a space with private cabins, and a “pitch black” dark room. Have a seat at the bar and chat with the bartender between sessions. The crowd is mixed and laid back.
RG Club
Rua Rio Grande 33
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Hours: Sun – Fri 6PM to midnight
Saturdays 8PM to 4AM
No taboos … but, there are a few rules at this wild Vila Mariana bar/sex club. Consult the RG Club website before you go for the weekly schedule (programacao) and the rules (regras) for individual nights. Don’t embarrass yourself by showing up for suit-and-tie play on RG Club’s popular fisting night.
Rhino’s Club
Rua Fernando de Albuquerque, 255 -, São Paulo Google Map >>
New upscale addition to Sao Paulo’s Consolação gayborhood with stylish interiors and frequent guest appearances by porn stars.
Thermas Fragata
Rua Francisco Leitao 71
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Hours: Everyday from 2PM to Midnight
Read the full review of Thermas Fragata »
Thermas Lagoa
Rua Borges Lagoa 287
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Hours: Sun – Thurs 2PM to midnight
Fri 2PM – 2AM and Sat 2PM – 1AM
The best gay Brazilian sauna experience that money can buy!
Read the full review of Thermas Lagoa
Thermas Le Rouge
Rua Arruda Alvim, 175
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Everyday 2PM – 11:30PM
The other sauna in the Pinheiros neighborhood offers a more friendly, laid back vibe as an alternative to the hustlers and parties available at Thermas Fragata.
Top Man Club Sauna Spa
Rua Marques de Paranagua 363
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Clean and popular sauna with many options on a nice street between the busy Augusta and Frei Caneca streets. A great option for visitors.
Upgrade Club
Rua Santa Isabel 198
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Hours: Tue – Thur 5PM to 11PM
Fri and Sat 9PM to 5AM; Sun 5PM to 11PM
On weekdays, it’s a popular after-work cruising destination. Throughout the week, Upgrade hosts parties with various themes (underwear, twinks, blacks, bears, etc.) Visit the Upgrade Club website for the full schedule.
Wild Thermas Club
Rua Doutor Veiga Filho 802
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Hours: Fri 2PM – 5AM; Sat-Thur 2PM – 11PM
Take a trip to the Higienopolis neighborhood to catch an assortment of students, married men, and other professional types at this popular sauna. Wild Thermas has several monthly and weekly parties available on their website and Facebook page, but none are as popular as their Clube dos Pauzudos (the Big Dick Club, where those who “measure up” get special promotions.)