Cat Cafes in Brazil

São Paulo

Gatcha ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌⁠is a cat cafe and matcha bar on the second floor of Galeria Metrópole in República, central São Paulo, a short walk from República Metrô station. Opened in June 2022, it was one of the first cat cafes in the city and serves a menu built around Japanese matcha, from ceremonial matcha and matcha lattes to cookies, bonbons, brigadeiros, onigiri and edamame, along with coffee. The cats live in a mezzanine above the cafe fitted with shelves, towers and niches, and visits are supervised by staff. Time with the cats is booked at the counter or in advance in 15-minute sessions, with 30-minute sessions on quieter days, and there is a fee for the cat area. The cat area opens in two blocks with a midday break. The cats are rescues, neutered and tested, and all are available for adoption through a partner rescue group.

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São Paulo

Gateria ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe in Vila Mariana, São Paulo, between the Ana Rosa and Vila Mariana Metrô stations. The house has two fully separate areas: a cat-themed cafe serving specialty coffee, teas, cakes, toasts, arepas and weekend brunch, and the Jardim dos Gatos, a garden for rescued cats with a retractable roof, custom climbing furniture and toys. Entry to the garden is charged per person for 30 minutes and can be bought on site or booked ahead on Sympla; each slot takes up to 15 people, and children up to 10 must be with an adult. Last entry is 30 minutes before closing. The cats come from partner rescue groups such as Aprogato and are available for adoption. The cafe area is dog friendly and accessible, and the garden occasionally hosts yoga classes with the cats.

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São Paulo

Gato ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​⁠Pingado is a cat cafe in a townhouse with a back patio on Rua João Moura in Pinheiros, São Paulo, about ten minutes on foot from Oscar Freire Metrô station. The cafe is named after the pingado, a classic Brazilian coffee with milk, and serves several versions of it alongside filter coffee, cakes, cat-face toasts and a weekend brunch. Rescued cats live in a separate play area called the Gatódromo, which visitors enter for a paid timed session that can be booked online; the cat area opens slightly later and closes slightly earlier than the cafe, and it has been closed on Tuesdays for the cats' rest day. The cats come from the rescue group Confraria dos Miados e Latidos and are available for adoption. The house also has a coworking space, a shop with its own merchandise, and regular events such as cat yoga.

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São Paulo

Ronron ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe in Vila Leopoldina, in the west of São Paulo, close to Avenida Doutor Carlos Weber. It works as a foster home for cats rescued by the rescue group Catland, and more than 500 of its cats have been adopted, with no adoption fee. The ground-floor cafe is open to everyone and serves coffee, snacks such as jackfruit coxinha, and desserts like panna cotta; the cats do not enter it. They live in a separate cat room on the first floor, where visitors book paid 30- or 60-minute sessions, called Ronron Terapia, through the link on the cafe's Instagram. The kitchen and cat room close 30 minutes before the cafe. The cafe also runs workshops with the cats present, including yoga, watercolour, meditation, ceramics and coffee classes. There is no Wi-Fi, and meal vouchers are not accepted.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Curitiba, Paraná

SPACE ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠CAT Coffee is a cat cafe in a converted house on Rua Doutor Generoso Borges in Batel, Curitiba. It opened in Mercês in February 2022 as the first cat cafe in southern Brazil and later moved to its current address in Batel. The cafe has a space theme, with planets and stars in the decor and drinks named after planets. The cats live in a separate cat area, and visitors pay a per-person fee to go in, which covers the cats' food and care. Some cats are permanent residents and others are rescues in foster care waiting for adoption. The menu is fully plant-based, with specialty coffee, hot chocolate, iced drinks, sandwiches, smash burgers, cakes and cookies, and food can take around half an hour at busy times. The cafe is open every day, including public holidays.

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Salvador, Bahia

Café ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​⁠Gateiro is the first cat cafe in Salvador, opened in April 2022 on Avenida Almirante Marques de Leão in Barra. The cafe is small, with an open-air area and a separate cat room fitted with toys, where visitors pay a small fee per short session to sit with the cats; the fee goes toward food, litter and care. The cats are rescued street cats screened and given first care by the protection network Adote 1 Gato de Rua before they move into the cafe, and they are available for adoption. The menu has coffee drinks, coffee shakes, quiches, savoury pies, empanadas, cheese bread, cakes, cheesecakes and brownies, with vegan options, and a small shop sells cat-themed mugs, jewellery, bags and other gifts. The cafe is open every day and also delivers through iFood.

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Rio de Janeiro

Gato ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​⁠Café in Botafogo is the original branch of Rio de Janeiro's first cat cafe chain, opened in July 2020 in an old house on Rua das Palmeiras, a short walk from Botafogo Metrô station. It was founded by architect Giovanna Molinaro, and the chain now also runs branches in Copacabana and at Downtown in Barra da Tijuca. The building has a cat-themed cafe area and a separate room where the resident rescued cats live. Entry to the cat room is charged separately from the menu and is sold by time, and children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. All the cats are available for adoption through partner rescue groups such as Focinhos de Luz, and the chain reports hundreds of adoptions since opening. The menu has cat-shaped waffles, savoury snacks, cakes, coffees and milkshakes, and the chain also hosts birthday parties and cat yoga classes.

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Salvador, Bahia

Preta ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Café is a specialty coffee shop and cat adoption space on Rua da Paciência in Rio Vermelho, Salvador, with sea views and a garden courtyard at the back. The cats come through a partnership with a veterinary clinic and live for a set period in a purpose-built cat house separate from the cafe, where visitors pay per 15-minute session, or buy a day pass, to spend time with them. The aim is adoption by affinity, and prospective adopters apply through an online form. The coffee menu focuses on beans from Bahia, served as espresso, filter or French press, alongside breakfast tapiocas, cakes, banoffee and plenty of vegan dishes and plant milks. Pets are not allowed in. The cafe closes between lunch and mid-afternoon, opens only in the morning on Sundays and is closed on Mondays, and it occasionally hosts small evening concerts.

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São Paulo

Angry ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌⁠Cat Coffee Shop is an Asian-inspired cat cafe on the first floor of the Edifício Houra on Rua Galvão Bueno in Liberdade, São Paulo, near Japão-Liberdade Metrô station. It opened in December 2023 as the first cat cafe in Liberdade; it is in the Edifício Houra, not the nearby Galeria Imperial. Unlike most cat cafes in the city, the cats roam freely among the tables. Visitors pay an entry fee, with a slightly higher option that includes a drink, and orders are placed on a tablet. Shoes must be left in a locker or covered with protectors, and stays are limited to 40 minutes at weekends, timed from when the drink is served. The menu has frappés, teas, coffee and sweets such as croissants and cookies, prepared in a closed kitchen. Reservations are not taken. The cats are rescues available for adoption through a form.

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Brasilia, Federal District

Betina ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe in the CLN 409 commercial block of Asa Norte, Brasília. Opened in July 2022, it was the first cat cafe in the Distrito Federal and is named after Betina, the owners' cat. The cafe area is open to everyone, while time with the cats, which the cafe calls gatoterapia, takes place in a separate room and is charged in 10-minute blocks, with the fee going to the cats' care. A short treat-feeding session is also offered. All the cats are rescues, neutered and vaccinated, and they can be adopted through an application form; the cafe also hosts weekend adoption fairs with partner rescuers. The cat-themed menu includes filter coffee, empanadas, pão de queijo and sweets, with vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options. There is a cat shop with items for cats and their owners, and the team also offers cat-sitting.

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Sorocaba, São Paulo

Café ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​⁠com Gato is a cat cafe on Avenida Pereira da Silva in Jardim Santa Rosália, Sorocaba. Opened in 2014, it bills itself as Brazil's first cat cafe. The cats live in a separate glass-walled cat room that diners can watch from the cafe, and visitors who want to go inside book a 30-minute session in advance. The visit is charged per person, children up to 8 enter free, seniors over 60 pay half, and children under 10 must be with an adult. Visitors cannot return to the cafe area after the session, so it is best to eat first. Some cats are available for adoption through a partnership with the local animal shelter AATAN Sorocaba. The menu covers coffees, frappés, cakes, savory snacks, light meals and vegan options, and there is a small cat-themed shop. A colonial-style afternoon tea is held on the last Sunday of each month.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Florianopolis, Santa Catarina

Gatoffee ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe on Rua Capitão Amaro Seixas Ribeiro in Santa Mônica, Florianópolis, opened in October 2023 as the first cat cafe in Santa Catarina. Rescued cats waiting for adoption live in the Gatoffeelândia, a glass-walled room fitted with shelves, hammocks and scratchers that diners can watch from the cafe. Visitors can go in for 20-minute sessions for a fee that goes to the cats' care; feet are cleaned at the door and staff explain the rules first. All the cats are neutered and vaccinated, and adoption is arranged through partner rescue projects, including ResGatas from Itajaí. The menu has coffee, gelato, cat-paw waffles, cat-eared toasts, pizza and Italian sodas, ordered by QR code, with weekly combo deals. The kitchen and cat room close 30 minutes before closing time. It is open every day.

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