Sao Paulo
Maksoud Plaza ground-floor bar. Negroni programme deeper than Tokyo's, after-work crowd from 6pm; Brazilian and global cocktail awards stack the back wall.
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Famous for São Paulo's best caipirinhas. Coxinhas, sidewalk tables, after-work queue from 6pm.
Two-floor classic boteco. Cold chopp, full kitchen, sidewalk seating, the most reliable Pinheiros after-work.
Astor's downstairs cocktail bar. Speakeasy energy from 6pm, classic-cocktail programme, candlelit booths.