Sao Paulo Pride Weekend 2025 - side trip recommendation

[buttercawan]

I'll be in Sao Paulo during Pride weekend (June 19 - 22) and then heading to Rio for a few days.

Do you have any suggestions for a three or four nights side trip from Rio that ends in Sao Paulo (exit)?

I am contemplating Salvador, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte or Brasilia.

[Latbear4blk]

2 hours ago, buttercawan said:

I'll be in Sao Paulo during Pride weekend (June 19 - 22) and then heading to Rio for a few days.

Do you have any suggestions for a three or four nights side trip from Rio that ends in Sao Paulo (exit)?

I am contemplating Salvador, Recife, Porto Alegre, Belo Horizonte or Brasilia.

Too early to be certain. I may be in SP also for pride week end. If I am there, there is a good chance I am then flying to Salvador. I will know toward the end of April.

I will be in SP in April, second and third week.

[buttercawan]

I just booked Salvador for 3 nights since I have never been there. It'll be during the weekend.

@Latbear4blk Which area do you recommend for accommodation?

[Latbear4blk]

4 hours ago, buttercawan said:

I just booked Salvador for 3 nights since I have never been there. It'll be during the weekend.

@Latbear4blk Which area do you recommend for accommodation?

I love Barra but would also consider Ondinas, Rio Vermelho, Centro y Pituba.

[Taikonaut]

An AirBnB in Barra with a view of the ocean. Sauna Fox was my favorite sauna. Didn't have a great time in the other one. Planet 9 or something.

[Latbear4blk]

8 hours ago, Taikonaut said:

An AirBnB in Barra with a view of the ocean.

Yes! Ideally right by Praia do Porto da Barra, my favorite beach so far. 

8 hours ago, Taikonaut said:

Sauna Fox was my favorite sauna. Didn't have a great time in the other one. Planet 9 or something.

Yes to Fox, but I do not give up on Club 11. Everything is about getting the right days and times to be there. I have reports on these two saunas in my blog, plus the extinct Thermas Club 13.

[buttercawan]

Yes I'll be staying at Praia do Porto da Barra. I have booked a hotel but might change to an apartment; will see.

I'll check out Fox on the first night and Club 11 on the second. Last night, I will see which I liked better. Does anyone know which night is better on both? I'll be in Salvador from Friday until Sunday, leaving on Monday.

[SolaceSoul]

On 4/2/2025 at 1:07 AM, buttercawan said:

Yes I'll be staying at Praia do Porto da Barra. I have booked a hotel but might change to an apartment; will see.

I'll check out Fox on the first night and Club 11 on the second. Last night, I will see which I liked better. Does anyone know which night is better on both? I'll be in Salvador from Friday until Sunday, leaving on Monday.

Salvador’s saunas are not hyperactive and crowded like the ones in Rio or São Paulo, the Bahian culture is different, so maintain reasonable expectations. They also tend to clear out earlier than the ones in Rio or SP.

Sunday — (1) Fox (2) Clube 11 

Monday — CLOSED

Tuesday - Fox

Wednesday — Clube 11 (Tie for best night)

Thursday  - Fox 

Friday — (1) Fox (best night) (2) Clube 11 

Saturday — (1) Clube 11 (Tie for best night) (2) Fox

[Latbear4blk]

I would also add that Clube 11 may worth an early visit. I was there before the pandemic, so my data may not be accurate nowadays. However, the local GPs told me that the place could become very active near opening time, when the closeted office workers would stop by before going to their wives after the work day. 

[floridarob]

3 hours ago, Latbear4blk said:

I was there before the pandemic

Was it here or Rio that you became "Famous" with the open curtains?

[Latbear4blk]

5 hours ago, floridarob said:

Was it here or Rio that you became "Famous" with the open curtains?

The infamous accident happened in Leblon.