What do in Porto Alegre - part two

If you go to Porto Alegre in December, you must go to bars or "barzinhos" in the hot evenings in two neighborhoods: Cidade Baixa e Moinhos. Cidade Baixa is pretty much a college student neighborhood, very close to the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul's main campus, full of young people and bars with delicious appetizers and cheap beer. There are also some restaurants where you can get good pizza and affordable sandwiches (try a place called "Cavanhas"), and there are some places that play acoustic music too. At Cidade Baixa, I recommend these places:
- Boteco Natalicio - delicious popular Brazilian appetizers and beer (they keep serving you beer even when you don't ask; so if you don't want more beer just say "não" or "não quero mais")
- A Toca- it is a relatively new brewery in Porto Alegre, and it is always full of people. They also have delicious appetizers there.
- Pinguim - try something called "polenta com queijo". It is very popular and cheap, and you should eat this happy hour food with beer.
- A Choperia - it is a cuter place and they also sell beer by the liter. It is fun to get one of the tables with beer pipes and get lost drinking.
- Apolinario - it is also a cute place with good happy hour food, beer and nice environment.
If you stay close to our reception place, you may prefer to go to Moinhos de Vento's bars because you will be closer. Another good thing about these bars is that they are in a safer area of Porto Alegre. Some places you may like:
- Dublin Irish Pub - they have good beer and music. It opens at 6pm from Tuesday to Sunday.
- Dado Pub - they have a variety of food, ranging from pizza to sushi (you pay sushi per weigh - each 100g), and they produce their own beer.
- Mulligan - I have never been there, but my bridesmaid Vanessa guarantees it is a nice spot for beer.

Enjoy!