What to buy in Brazil and other Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Shopping Tips

Name of Shop: Jewelry


What To Buy: Brazil is one of the world's largest producers of gold and the largest supplier of colored gemstones. The most abundant gems are diamonds, aquamarines, topazes, amethysts, emeralds, rubellites, and tourmalines. If you're making a large purchase, buy at shops that offer certificates of authenticity and quality.

Rio offers a variety of shops. There are high fashion boutiques for the discriminating buyer, street vendors for the bargain hunter, and malls for the shopper who likes air conditioning. Besides jewellery, the most popular items for sale are artwork, summer clothing, coffee, euro-style clothing and CDs of Brazilian music.

Shopping Districts
Ipanema has the most fashionable shops. You will find exclusive boutiques along Rua Visconde di Piraja. Between streets Garcia D´Ávila and Anibal de Mendonça is Diamond Row. In addition to the Amsterdam Sauer Museum of Gems, you can visit the world headquarters of jewellers H. Stern, with museum and workshop tour. The concierge at your hotel can make the arrangements, and they will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel for free.
Copacabana offers bookstores, souvenir shops, and better shops along Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and adjacent streets. Try Avenida Atlântica for upscale jewelry.
Babilônia Feira Hype is the trendiest and most fun shopping spot in Rio. Inspired by European street markets, this weekend-long event is held twice a month at Rio's Hippodrome, where you will find around 170 stalls.


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Shopping Centers/Malls are very popular in all Brazil and every little city has at least one.
On weekends they are always crowded!

Here some Shopping-centers in Rio:

Rio Off Price Shopping (Botafogo) sells goods for 20% lower than normal markets. The complex has snack bars and two movie theaters.

Rua General Severiano 97, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 021/542-5693

Rio Sul (Botafogo) is one of Rio's most popular retail complexes, with more than 400 shops. The shopping is sophisticated and a massive food court.

Av. Lauro Müller 116, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 021/295-1332
http://www.riosul.com.br/

Barra Shopping (Barra da Tijuca), one of South America's largest complexes with a medical center, eight movie theaters, bowling alley and many stores.

Av. das Américas 4666, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 021/431-9922
http://www.barrashopping.com.br/

Bus lines which passes Barra Shopping:

179 - Central - Barra da Tijuca
179 - Central - Alvorada
225 - Praça XV - Barra da Tijuca
233 - Rodoviária - Barra da Tijuca
234 - Rodoviária - Barra da Tijuca (via Av. das Américas)
523 - Botafogo - Barra da Tijuca (via Copacabana)
524 - Botafogo - Barra da Tijuca (via Humaitá)
690 - Méier - Cidade de Deus
691 - Méier - Alvorada
701 - Madureira - Alvorada
702 - Joatinga/ Recreio - Grota Funda
703 - Joatinga/ Recreio - Grota Funda (via Av. das Américas)
704c - BarraShopping - Barrinha
705b - BarraShopping - Jd. Oceânico
706 - Alvorada - Curicica
707 - Alvorada - Vargem Grande
708 - Alvorada - Curicica (via Autódromo)
710 - Recreio - Jd. Oceânico
751 - Cidade de Deus - Barra da Tijuca
753 - Cascadura - Barra da Tijuca
754 - Sulacap - Barra da Tijuca
755 - Cascadura - Gávea
756 - Senador Camará - Alvorada
853 - Vila Kennedy - Barra da Tijuca
854 - Campo Grande - da Tijuca
855 - Bangu - Barra da Tijuca
882 - Santa Cruz - Barra da Tijuca
2016 - Castelo - Mandala
2018 - Aeroporto Internacional - Alvorada.



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Shopping Center Cassino Atlantico (Copacabana) is next door to the Rio Palace hotel. It features souvenir stores, antique shops, jewelry stores, and art galleries.

Av. Nossa Senhora de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 021/247-8709

Sao Conrado Fashion Mall(São Conrado) has a great selection of international and Brazilian fashions.

Estrada da Gávea 899, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Phone: 021/322-0300

Shopping Center Da Gavea (Gávea) has a small but a good selection of fashion clothing and leather goods stores. It also has several top art galleries.

Via Parque(Barra da Tijuca) has 230 stores with its outlets being the attraction. There are movie theaters and fast-food restaurants, and the site of the Metropolitan Theater.

Some of the shops and malls have free shuttle service from the hotels. Please check with your concierge



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Antiques fair
Category: Markets
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Address: Rua do Lavradio, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Rio Antique Fair is held during daylight hours on Saturday. You can buy china and silver sets, watches, Asian rugs, chandeliers, rare books, records, and objets d'art.

Location: Rio de Janeiro
Address: Near the Praça 15 de Novembro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

On Saturday (during daylight hours) in Centro, vendors at the open-air antiques fair sell china and silver sets, watches, Asian rugs, chandeliers, rare books, records, and all types of objets d'art.

Avenida Atlântica
Category: Markets
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Address: Av. Atlântica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In the evenings and on weekends along the median of Avenida Atlântica artisans spread out their paintings, carvings, handicrafts, sequined dresses, and hammocks from the northeast.

Feira Hippie
Category: Markets
Location: Rio de Janeiro
Address: Praça General Osório, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Feira Hippie is a colorful handicraft street fair held every Sunday 9-6 in Ipanema's Praça General Osório. Jewelry and hand-painted dresses, paintings, and wood carvings, leather goods, rag dolls, knickknacks, and even furniture are all up for grabs.

Feira Nordestino
Category: Markets
Location: Rio de Janeiro

The crowded, lively Feira Nordestino (Northeastern Fair), held every Sunday 6-1 at the Campo de São Cristóvão, is a social event for northeasterners living in Rio. They gather to hear their own distinctive music, eat regional foods, and buy tools and cheap clothing.



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If you want to bring a souvenir from Brazil to your friends you can go and buy in the tourist-shops, maybe postcards or T-Shirts from Rio, some jewelry, stones, etc.....all the major touristic points have some things to buy..but of course this things are expensive.

If you want to make a good deal, look around at the faires and markets, especially on Praca Quinze de Novembro or at Centre of Rio,...there are a lot of street vendors who offers some nice souvenirs...and you can even look up for more cheap things!

Maybe you have friends, family or neighbours at home who are brazilian, ...or you liked maybe the songs you hear in the radio all night long...so the best things to make them a great pleasure (because this things are very difficult to get in other countries) are: a packet of "farofa pronta" or a "Cachaca 51" to do caipirinha...
(this things you can buy in every supermarket), and also some brazilian CD's (Daniela Mercury, Axe Music, Samba, etc..)

Some souvenirs, stones and international and brazilian CD's (original ones, but much cheaper than in shopping centers !!!) you can get at the street market near to the metro staion "Presidente Vargas" at Av. Pres. Vargas in the centre of Rio!
To find this market you go out of the metro at “Uruguiana” and go in direction "Pres.Vargas", ..if you come out directly at the Pres.Vargas that was right way and the market should be on your right hand already..


What To Pay: Brazilian or international CD's you can buy (in original package) at this street market for 10-15 Reais, if you buy it in special CD shops you will pay around 20-30 Reais!

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