baixo gávea, surrounding the santos-dumont plaza and popularly known by its abbreviation of 'bg', is a square where people are informally dressed and perpetually cheerful, socializing and engaging in casual conversations at any one of the multiple bars or on the sidewalk.

a space shared by young and artistic crowds as well as college students, 'bg' is an exciting place to go out and taste rio's nightlife particularly on thursday and sunday evenings - also used as a meeting point for light drinking and socializing before going to nearby venues later in the night.