Fortaleza Bar and Club Nightlife Hot Spots
More and more people are discovering how amazing Fortaleza Brazil’s nightlife can be. Although the destination has recently become a popular tourist destination, the city is fast becoming a haven for visitors from all over the world.
Although the beaches are what attract people to Fortaleza, it is the nightlife that captivates them and keeps them coming back year after year to try another flavor. Someone visiting Fortaleza for the first time can be overwhelmed with the options, so I’ve taken the time to collect the best of Fortaleza’s nightlife in one concise place.
Every night in Fortaleza there is something fun and exciting to do. It all starts on Monday when 99% of tourists and locals head to the ‘Forró do Pirata’. The place is only open on Mondays but it will be packed to the brim with people dancing the forro, the most popular dance in northeast Brazil. There is an entrance fee of R $ 15 that is more than amortized in the atmosphere. The place rocks late into the night and at 4 in the morning they serve their special “survivor soup” to all who stay.
On Tuesday nights a great place to visit is Pagliuca Café, a bar / pub spot where the lights are turned off and the bar is turned on. Usually you will find more local people there, but they are always excited to meet foreigners.
On Wednesday you may want to visit the Pontal de Iracema at no. 680 and the Cais Bar at no. 696, these are extremely trendy nightspots where you have to get there early to get a seat. These venues offer a great combination of eating, drinking, and live music.
If you get tired of the usual nightspots in Fortaleza, head to Praia do Futuro on a Thursday night and you’ll think you’re in Ibiza or the Greek islands for a while. Beautiful place and great house music once a week. For a different feeling, try to get there during the day for a very different “barraca de praia” experience. Think of Bora Bora in Brazil!
Maricupe is the place to be on Friday night. This place is absolutely huge with 5 or 6 different rooms, each with a different style of music blasting through the speakers. This place is usually full of upper class people and you are more likely to meet people who speak a little English.
If you’re in the mood for some great rock music, Orbito is the place to be on Saturday night. The place is set up like a giant garage. Most likely, bands will play many versions of your favorite songs. The crowd that listens is usually a younger crowd looking to rock out.
On Sunday night I would check out the bars and clubs in Draggo do Mar. These places are a bit more seedy and full of lots of “working girls”, but the atmosphere is quite surreal and something you have to experience at least one. time in Fortaleza. This small strip of bars includes Café ‘del Mar, Europa, Bikini Bar, Titanic and Alo Brasil. These places don’t get much better after 11pm. M.
There are many other bars and clubs in Fortaleza that are worth visiting, but this is a good guide for your first week there. Don’t miss out on the incredible nightlife of Fortaleza