Listening Bars / Brazil
Listening Bars & Vinyl Cafes in Brazil
24 rooms across 8 cities — combo shops where buying and listening share a space.
Belo Horizonte
- Armazem do Livro
Floresta sebo combining used books with a records section, listed among Belo Horizonte's independent record dealers.
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- Disconave Vinil Cafe
Vinyl shop and café on Avenida do Contorno in the Funcionários district.
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Brasilia
- Baixo Norte Livros e Discos
Asa Norte secondhand books-and-records shop run by owner Artur; reviewers praise its 'great selection of vinyl records, CDs and DVDs' alongside multilingual used books.
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Curitiba
- Joaquim Livros & Discos
Centro bookshop-and-sebo combo specializing in MPB and Brazilian rock on vinyl alongside new and used books, with regular in-store sets by local bands.
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- Sebo Fígaro
One of Curitiba's most traditional sebos, open since 1989, trading books, comics, magazines and vinyl at its Lamenha Lins storefront.
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- Solaris
Largo da Ordem shop focused on vinyl and books, in the space once held by the Trovatore store, selling turntables and joining the city's record fairs.
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Fortaleza
- Bruta Flor
Meireles multi-space combining restaurant, bar, art gallery, antique shop and vinyl record store, opened in late April 2021, with DJ sets and live events.
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- Hi-Fi 6 / Hifive Discos e Bar
Vinyl bar and record shop in a converted Meireles casarão, opened in 2021, pairing a curated record shop with craft beer, DJ sets and cultural events; designed by co-owner/architect Marília Eskinazi.
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Goiania
- Armazém do Livro
Centro sebo combining used books, antiques and a well-kept, affordably priced vinyl/CD/DVD selection.
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- Páginas Antigas Livraria
Centro used bookstore with a dedicated section of rare and out-of-print vinyl LPs, CDs and DVDs among its literary stock.
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Manaus
- O Alienígena Espaço Cultural
Centro cultural space and sebo selling rare and used books, vinyl, CDs and DVDs, and hosting theatrical/artistic events; started from historian Jorge Bandeira's personal 30,000-item collection.
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- Sebo Édipoeira
Centro sebo run by Einar that buys, sells and trades books, CDs, DVDs, LPs, comics and magazines.
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Rio de Janeiro
- Baratos da Ribeiro
Botafogo sebo and cultural hub mixing books, comics and magazines with a curated MPB, samba, bossa nova, jazz, soul and rock LP room; staff run a radio show and vinyl showcases.
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- Prainha Discos
Vinyl shop, bar and café in the Port Zone's Saúde district, a cultural hub for the LGBTQIA+ community with curated records, coffee and craft beer, plus Thu/Fri/Sat DJ and live-music nights.
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- Vinil do Mustafá
Bar and record shop on a Santa Teresa hillside lane, stocking LPs across jazz, samba, bossa nova and Brazilian music, with Thursday happy hours and weekly DJ nights.
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São Paulo
- Aqualung Records
Galeria do Rock shop founded 1990, selling vinyl, CDs, DVDs and music books spanning Brazilian and international artists.
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- Big Papa Records
Nova Barão institution since January 1998, run by Kátia Maria Pimentel and Carlos Suarez; imported LPs and CDs across jazz, rock, blues, soul, folk, country, reggae, world and latin, with Friday happy hours and live sets.
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- Casa Elefante
Barra Funda vinyl, CD, cassette and book shop built around São Paulo's independent music scene; hosts a weekly 'Toda Terça Tem' listening/live night.
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- Formosa Hi-Fi
Listening bar in the historic Galeria Formosa in central São Paulo, opened July 2025 by the team behind Sala São Paulo's acoustics, with an expanding collection of thousands of vinyl titles curated nightly by DJs across genres.
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- Locomotiva Discos
Records-and-books shop (registered as Locomotiva Discos e Livros) inside the Galeria Nova Barão complex in República.
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- Sebo do Messias
Used bookstore of 40+ years in the Sé district with a rich, well-priced LP and CD section including imports, alongside its shelves of secondhand books and comics.
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- Sebo José de Alencar
Sé-district sebo near the Sé metro station selling secondhand books alongside a selection of rare and affordable vinyl records.
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- Sebo Liberdade
15+ year-old used bookstore near Liberdade metro station, floor-to-ceiling with secondhand books, plus a CD and vinyl selection.
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- Sensorial Discos
Musical bar on Baixo Augusta combining craft beer and coffee with a curated, national-reference vinyl selection spanning rock, jazz, soul/funk, MPB, bossa nova and electronic.
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