Circo Bar was Santurce’s legendary queer playground—a multi-room labyrinth of dance floors, video lounges, karaoke stages, and drag shows, all pulsing with island flair well past dawn. While deriving its name from the Spanish word for “circus,” it earned its reputation through electric nights, fierce performers, and a crowd that thrived between hips-shaking reggaetón and deep-house beats. Despite closing quietly during the pandemic, Circo’s legacy lives on in the rhythms and resilience of Puerto Rico’s queer nightlife
