Board Shops in Rio / Board Rental

For board shops in Rio the best place to go is Macumba; there you have a couple of surf shops that have the cheapest deals around. They will certainly put the Zona Sul shops to shame, but it is very difficult to find them and if you don’t speak a little Portuguese then it´s even hard to buy from them. You can find the addresses on this site: Board Shapers in Brazil that has many of them listed. Good Luck!

Galeria River is at Arpoador, Rua Francisco Otaviano 67 map and has around 6 surf shops in a small mall. Good place to talk to the locals, they speak English, and get your wax/leashes/fins etc. Prices here are a little more than what you would expect, but hey look at the location. There are a couple of places in the city centre to get your stuff, but the difficulty of it makes it not worthwile.

Webpage A good general webpage for surfing in Rio is Rico Surf . Here you can order your custom board online.

Renting Renting boards you can either do in some hostels, sometimes they also rent out in that Galeria River in Arpoador. On the beach in Barra de Tijuca they always rent out (close to Quiosque do Pepe is a safe bet). Around the state just keep your eyes open or ask around.

Clothing If you want to buy board shorts and other surf clothing you can go to the Galeria River mentioned above where you find brands at a pretty high price level. The same is the case with the stores along Rua Visconde de Pirajá in Ipanema and the shops in the big mall Rio Sul in Botafogo. A cheaper alternative is the stores of C&A; one of them which you´ll find on Av. N. Sra. De Copacabana 749 in Copacabana map.