Gay saunas in São Paulo, Brazil
Hotel Chilli
Hotel Chilli, also known as 269 Chilli Pepper, is a men-only single hotel on Largo do Arouche that calls itself the biggest of its kind in the world. It combines themed rooms, cabins and suites with pools, saunas and bars across 2,300 m², and it is open around the clock. Visits are sold by time: a six-hour cruising-bar pass costs R$52 on weekdays, and lockers, cabins and suites cost more. Mobile phones and cameras are not allowed inside.
Sauna Penha
Sauna Penha is a gay men's sauna 600 metres from Penha metro station in the east of the city, aimed at a crowd of mature men. It has three saunas, two steam rooms and one dry, plus a cold circular shower, a snack bar, two massage therapists, private TV rooms, private rooms, a dark room and a smoking area. Towels, robe, slippers and toiletries come with the R$80 entry. Open Monday to Friday 1–8 PM and weekends and holidays 10 AM–8 PM.
Top Man Club
Top Man Club is a gay sauna and spa in Consolação, near Higienópolis–Mackenzie metro, with a modern fit-out. Facilities include a dry sauna and a steam room, a whirlpool, an indoor pool, hot and cold showers, a rooftop terrace, a garden area, cabins, a video room, massage rooms, a lounge and a bar. Entry costs R$65, and it is open every day from 2 PM to 10 PM. Adults only.
Hotel Chilli
Hotel Chilli, also known as 269 Chilli Pepper, is a men-only single hotel on Largo do Arouche that calls itself the biggest of its kind in the world. It combines themed rooms, cabins and suites with pools, saunas and bars across 2,300 m², and it is open around the clock. Visits are sold by time: a six-hour cruising-bar pass costs R$52 on weekdays, and lockers, cabins and suites cost more. Mobile phones and cameras are not allowed inside.
Sauna Penha
Sauna Penha is a gay men's sauna 600 metres from Penha metro station in the east of the city, aimed at a crowd of mature men. It has three saunas, two steam rooms and one dry, plus a cold circular shower, a snack bar, two massage therapists, private TV rooms, private rooms, a dark room and a smoking area. Towels, robe, slippers and toiletries come with the R$80 entry. Open Monday to Friday 1–8 PM and weekends and holidays 10 AM–8 PM.
Top Man Club
Top Man Club is a gay sauna and spa in Consolação, near Higienópolis–Mackenzie metro, with a modern fit-out. Facilities include a dry sauna and a steam room, a whirlpool, an indoor pool, hot and cold showers, a rooftop terrace, a garden area, cabins, a video room, massage rooms, a lounge and a bar. Entry costs R$65, and it is open every day from 2 PM to 10 PM. Adults only.