One of Lisbon, Portugal's oldest and most renowned cafés is called A Brasileira, or "the Brazilian" in Portuguese. It may be found on Rua Garrett in the Chiado Historic District.

Adriano Telles established the business on November 19, 1905, making it the second of its kind to bear the same name (the first having been established in Oporto in 1903) to sell "genuine Brazilian coffee" from the state of Minas Gerais. Other items sold at the store included oil, flour, tea, several kinds of peppers, and wine. It was the first location to provide bica, an extremely potent cup of coffee akin to espresso.

In 1908 and 1922, it underwent renovations that made room for a true bar. Art Deco-inspired interior design was used. The Centro de Arte Moderno received the existing artwork in the 1960s (now the Chiado Museum).

A Brasileira was declared a "object of public interest" as a part of the "Portuguese Architectural Heritage" by the Portuguese government in 1997.

The poet Fernando Pessoa, the painters José de Almada Negreiros and Jorge Barradas, the writers Aquilino Ribeiro and Alfredo Pimenta, and other intellectuals, freethinkers, and artists have all congregated there. In 1988, a bronze statue of Pessoa with the poet seated at one of the cafe's customary hexagonal tables was erected outdoors.