NAYARA is a Brazilian-born DJ based in Toronto, forged in Tulum — trained and first put on stage by the Tulum DJ Academy, playing beach clubs, rooftops and cenote parties before bringing that energy north. Her sound lives across house, tech house, Afro house and melodic techno, laced with Brazilian percussion and built for one purpose: keeping a dancefloor moving from golden hour to last call.

She plays two lives that are really one mood. Daylight: open-air sunset sessions, boat parties and beach raves. After dark: clubs, warehouses and after-hours rooms — including closing sets that run to sunrise. Recent chapters include closing for Matthias Meyer at STORY Toronto, a warehouse debut on Geary Avenue, peak-time and closing sets at The Comfort Zone, 4 AM open-airs at Cherry Beach and all-female takeovers at Infinity Room. Beyond Canada: cenote parties at Pargo Cenote, sunset sets at UMi Beach Club and the Straw Hat rooftop in Tulum, plus her hometown-country debut on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

A regular face across Toronto's house and techno community — from natureBEAT's Secret Garden at NØMAD to Synthetic Toronto's beach raves — NAYARA shows up dressed for the night, plays for the sunrise, and leaves every room lighter than she found it.