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A Brasileira
A Chiado institution
The Art Deco café of Chiado, with Fernando Pessoa in bronze at a table outside.
Photo Credit
In the area: Trays of freshly baked pastéis de nata. Image courtesy of © Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- Art Deco room
- Bica at the bar
- Address
- Chiado, Lisbon
- Nearest metro
- Baixa-Chiado
150 m · 2 min walk
More distances - Website
- abrasileira.pt
About A Brasileira
A Brasileira is the mirrored, wood-panelled café on the Rua Garrett in Chiado; a bronze of the poet Fernando Pessoa sits at a table on its terrace. Order a bica at the bar.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with A Brasileira before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from A Brasileira are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Baixa-ChiadoBlueGreen150 m2 min walk
- RossioGreen500 m6 min walk
- RestauradoresBlue600 m7 min walk
Key sights
- The Praça do Comércio600 mWalk 7 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Castelo de São Jorge800 mWalk 10 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- The Gulbenkian3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 16 minCar or taxi 16 min
- The Jerónimos Monastery5.7 kmCycle 29 minCar or taxi 24 min
- The Tower of Belém6.8 kmCycle 34 minCar or taxi 28 min
- The Oceanário7.2 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 29 min
- Lisbon Airport7.9 kmCycle 39 minCar or taxi 31 min
Railway stations
- Rossio station450 mWalk 5 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Cais do Sodré station600 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Santa Apolónia station1.8 kmWalk 22 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gare do Oriente7.4 kmCycle 37 minCar or taxi 30 min
Location
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