16 editor picks across Brazil.
16 wine bars worth the trip across Brazil, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Brazil guides.
Libô is a wine bar in a Botafogo townhouse on Rua Conde de Irajá, Rio de Janeiro, pouring organic, natural and biodynamic wines chosen by Maíra Freire.
TipThe house seats 40 inside, 14 outside and 24 in the cave; the five-glass circuit changes with the sommelier's picks.
Liz Cocktail & Wine added a wine cave to its Leblon bar in Rio de Janeiro in late 2025, with organic, natural and Brazilian labels beside the cocktails.
TipThe wine list was added when the bar took its new name at the end of 2025; cocktails remain the main draw.
Virtuoso Vinho is a small natural-wine bar on Rua Gomes Carneiro, between Copacabana and Ipanema in Rio de Janeiro, with a rotating glass list.
TipThe owners, a couple from Salvador, are on hand to suggest a label; CNN reported glasses from R$32 in early 2025.
Belisco Bar de Vinhos seats 52 on Rua Arnaldo Quintela in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, pouring natural wines by the 150 ml glass and a monthly tasting flight.
TipManagement passed to sommelier Gabriela Teixeira in September 2026, when the hours given were Tuesday to Saturday, 18:00 to midnight.
Sede261 is a small Pinheiros wine bar in Sao Paulo, run by sommelieres Cassia Campos and Daniela Bravin since 2018 with a weekly-changing glass list.
TipThe by-the-glass list turns over fast: ask what opened that week rather than picking from memory.
Vinheria Percussi has run as a family Italian wine room in Pinheiros, Sao Paulo, since 1985, its 300-label list now guided by sommelier Lamberto Percussi.
TipAsk sommelier Lamberto Percussi for a pairing before ordering: the cellar rewards a guided glass.
Casa Tão Longe, Tão Perto pours Brazilian wines from small producers on tap in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro, by the glass or filled into one-litre growlers.
TipTime Out gave averages of R$25 a glass and R$130 a growler at launch; on Sundays the house opens earlier, at 15:00, and closes at 22:00.
Marchezinho is a Botafogo bistro in Rio de Janeiro that lists only natural wines from small Brazilian producers, beside artisanal cheeses and cured meats.
TipCheeses and cured meats can be ordered singly or as a selection; Time Out priced them at R$19 to R$109 in 2023.
Cedilha is the ground-floor bar and bistro of the Janeiro Hotel in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, with a wine list of small producers chosen by Diego Cartier.
TipReservations go through [email protected] and the hotel's Book Now button; the bar was relaunched with a new look in August 2025.
Beverino is an intimate Vila Buarque wine bar in Sao Paulo, where sommelier Bruno Bertoli pours only natural and biodynamic bottles by the glass.
TipThe kitchen menu changes weekly with the wine list, so ask the server which dish was paired that day.
Áriz is a listening bar on Rua Dias Ferreira in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, specialising in sparkling wine, with more than 20 labels, a DJ booth and a lounge.
TipCocktails sit beside the sparkling list; the room holds about 60 people and the bar opens on Sundays from 18:30 to midnight.
Notre Vin is a Pinheiros wine bar in Sao Paulo run by sommelier Danilo Camargo, with live jazz on Fridays and Saturdays over an 80-label rotating list.
TipJazz plays on Fridays and Saturdays; chef Paula Duarte's small-plates menu changes every 15 days.
Clementina Bar de Vinhos is a Pinheiros wine room in Sao Paulo pairing low-intervention bottles from small producers with cheese, charcuterie and pizza.
TipThe upstairs room was recently enlarged; alongside the wine there are vermouths and cocktails.
Miles Wine & Jazz Bar spans three buildings in Campo Belo, Sao Paulo, pairing about 180 wine labels with live jazz and a Tuesday and Sunday wine rodizio.
TipBook the Tuesday or Sunday rodizio ahead: R$ 129.90 buys ten labels poured at will.
Patas e Rolhas is a pet-friendly wine bar and café on Rua Uruguai in Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, where a dispenser pours 18 wines in 50, 100 or 150 ml measures.
TipFixed nights run through the week, such as a wine rodízio on Thursdays; the operator says all pets are welcome.
Enoteca Nacional is a Bela Vista wine bar in Sao Paulo devoted only to Brazilian labels, pouring boteco-priced glasses from the Serra Gaucha to the north.
TipAsk for a flight across regions rather than one bottle: the list spans Brazil's whole wine map.
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