Dance
The core purpose of every club is to offer its guests the opportunity to celebrate all of life’s joys in a truly special way.
Dancing is undoubtedly one of the most basic and seminal ways of expressing our happiness, and it is even better when we can do it among our peers, to the sound of good music. Naturally, the reception of sound stimuli by our body is essential for this, and D.EDGE has always focused on providing the best conditions to make this possible.
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Starting from a powerful and impeccable quality sound system to the selection of some of the best artists on the contemporary music scene, everything involves this constant concern to provide the best to what makes our dance floor such a special place: the audience.
Design
One of the main factors that make D-EDGE unique is its sophisticated design.
Recognized worldwide for the excellence of its unique identity, the club has built its prestige by maintaining high levels of elegance around a bold visual concept. More than just a matter of decoration or architecture, every element is carefully thought out to form a whole that enhances the sensory experience of everyone inside.
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The union between the brilliance of Muti Randolph and the inventiveness of Renato Ratier created the perfect conditions for maximizing the synergy between sound and lighting in this distinctive atmosphere, where synesthesia plays a central role. The 'black box of sound and light' has become a classic and earned a global reputation not only among lovers of the great music the club consistently promotes, but also among those drawn to the unique ambiance it offers.
Development
In 2010, D-Edge reached a new level, expanding the club's area and opening up even more possibilities for comfort and entertainment.
This radical transformation wasn’t intended to create something bigger and cozier, but rather to make what was already great even better.
Each of the spaces that now make up the club brings a distinct identity.
An elegant lounge with asymmetrical walls covered in pau-ferro wood provides one of the most immersive environments; a spacious terrace where you can witness the magnificent São Paulo sunset with an unmatched view of the Latin America Memorial; a dance floor completely surrounded by LED panels with video-quality visuals and an even more advanced audio system than the one that made the club famous, both further enhancing the sensory delight of being on the D.EDGE dance floor.
Emphasis
The club's reputation among the world's greats was gradually consolidated in the media, even going beyond the limits of the specialized press and materializing in consecutive awards given to D.EDGE, for its architecture, lighting, sound, service, projects, nights, artists and practically everything that makes the club different.
2003
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Best of the Illustrated Night, awards promoted by columnist Érika Palomino in Folha de São Paulo – categories best club, best dance floor, best fixed night (Freak Chic), best electro/rock DJ (João Gordo, resident DJ On the Rocks), best house DJ (Luiz Pareto, resident DJ Freak Chic), best hostess hors concurs (Adriana Recchi), best hostess (Japa Girl), best promoter (Vivi Flaksbaum, On the Rocks);
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Wallpaper – places D.EDGE among the five most sophisticated clubs in the world with the best lighting.
2004
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Wallpaper – places D.EDGE among the five most sophisticated clubs in the world with the best lighting;
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Cool Awards – readers of Cool Magazine choose D.EDGE as the best underground club in Brazil and Adriana Recchi as the best hostess.
2005
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Mixmag – D.EDGE é o 4º melhor club do mundo;
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Cool Awards – novamente o título de melhor club underground do Brasil.
2006
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English DJ Mag – D.EDGE is 34th in the Top 50 clubs in the world;
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Cool Awards – Best underground club in Brazil.
2007
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Cool Awards – Best Underground Club in Brazil;
Rraurl's Best of the Year – Best DJ Set: 1st Ricardo Villalobos, 5th Ellen Allien and Miss Kittin;
Folha Guide's Best – 2nd Best Party: Ricardo Villalobos; 5th Best Club; -
DJ Mag UK – D.EDGE is 21st in the Top 50 clubs in the world.
2008
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Resident Advisor – D.EDGE is the 9th most sophisticated club design and 26th in the top 100 clubs in the world;
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Cool Awards – D.EDGE is elected best underground club for the 5th consecutive time;
Best of the year Rraurl – D.EDGE Concept is considered the best party; in third place, M-nus with Troy Pierce, also at the club. In the DJ SET/LIVE category, we came in 2nd with Ricardo Villalobos and in 3rd with Cobblestone Jazz;
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Folha Guide – D.EDGE is elected best club by critics.
2009
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DJ MAG Inglesa – D.EDGE é o club número 1 das Américas e 9º lugar no top 100;
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Época SP – O club D.EDGE fica em 1º lugar nas categorias “Melhor Casa Noturna” e “Melhor Pista para Djs Internacionais”;
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Guia da Folha – 1º lugar nas categorias melhor club, melhores noites da cena eletrônica ao Freak Chic e Moving, melhor DJ internacional com a noite do Loco Dice;
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DJ MAG Best Brasil – Melhor club
2010
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Cool Awards – D.EDGE é eleito pela 6ª vez consecutiva melhor club underground
Cool Magazine – Melhor Balada e Renato Ratier melhor DJ
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Época São Paulo – Melhor Balada;
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Guia Folha de São Paulo – Melhor Balada;
2011
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Resident Advisor – D.EDGE é o 9º club com design mais sofisticado e 26º no top 100 clubs do mundo;
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Cool Awards – Renato Ratier melhor DJ
2012
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RMC – Renato Ratier que faturou 3 prêmios – Personalidade do Ano, Melhor club (até mil pessoas) D-Edge e Melhor super clubs (mais de mil pessoas) Warung (clube que Ratier também é sócio);
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DJ MAG Inglesa – D.EDGE 25º club no TOP 100 2011.
Revista Época SP – Melhor de São Paulo 2012/2013 – Categoria: Casa Noturna;
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Cool Awards – Melhor Club Underground e Renato Ratier melhor DJ;
2013
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RMC – D-EDGE Eleito Melhor club;
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Revista Época SP – Melhor de São Paulo 2012/2013 – Categoria: Casa Noturna;
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Veja SP On The Rocks – A melhor festa de São Paulo.
Cool Awards – Melhor Club Underground e Renato Ratier melhor DJ.
2014
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RMC – D-EDGE Voted Best Club.
RMC – Renato Ratier Voted Best DJ; -
Guia Folha SP D-EDGE – Best Nightclub of the Year.
In the capital of São Paulo, the club pioneered the industrial region of Barra Funda when it opened its doors on Rua Olga in 2003, and since then it has been responsible for transforming the region into a hub for important clubs in the city. D.EDGE is one of those clubs whose stories are intertwined with the advent of electronic music in the country, with the movement that took the style out of the ghettos and underground scene and brought it to the mainstream.