Bar do Arante

About this place Bar do Arante

Bar do Arante sits near the Atlantic beaches of Floripa's east coast and has become part of the social circuit that revolves around Praia Mole. The Brazilian beach bar is a distinct institution — not a nightclub, not a restaurant, but a transitional social space where the beach day bleeds into the evening, where caipirinhas flow and grilled fish is shared at long communal tables. Bar do Arante fits this tradition precisely: the setting is informal, the clientele on summer days is heavily LGBTQ+, and the atmosphere is the specific relaxed conviviality that defines Floripa's gay summer. The menu is built on Santa Catarina seafood — oysters from the island's own farms (Florianópolis is Brazil's oyster capital), grilled fish, shrimp in various preparations — alongside the Brazilian standard of cold beer and caipirinhas in every variation. For visitors arriving at Praia Mole for the first time, Bar do Arante provides an easy point of orientation: a place to eat, to drink, to watch the crowd, and to understand why this corner of Brazil has become a gay summer pilgrimage destination. The bar is most animated from December through February when the full summer crowd descends on the island.