A Brasileira

On the Avenida Central of Braga, the A Brasileira has been part of the city’s daily life since 1907. With its historic rooms and its long esplanade, it is one of the classic cafés of the north — a place of coffee, sweets and conversation in the heart of the old city.

History and character

The café opened in 1907, in the years when the fashion of Brazilian coffee houses spread through Portugal. It grew with the avenue itself — the new heart of Braga around the turn of the twentieth century — and has kept its place in the city’s life through the decades, between the shops and the historic streets.

What to discover

• The historic rooms, with their decoration of the period.
• The esplanade on the Avenida Central, in the busiest heart of Braga.
• The café traditions of the city — coffee, pastries and sweets.
• The surrounding streets, with the gardens and churches of the historic centre.

Visiting

The café is on the Avenida Central, in the centre of Braga, reached on foot from the main squares. It works through the day as a café and pastry shop; check the official page for details before your visit.

Nearby

The Jardim de Santa Bárbara and the monuments of Braga are a short walk away, and the Bom Jesus do Monte rises above the city.

Information: cm-braga.pt.

Image credit: A Brasileira, Braga, by Béria Lima de Rodríguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.