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Buying a Digital Camera in Rio; Also Computers and Electronics
If you are having plans of buying a digital camera in Rio you must know that it´s not particularly cheap; most likely more expensive than back home. High import taxes make sure of that. But if you are here on vacation and just lost your camera/it got stolen/it broke, you probably want a new one anyway. Or are you looking to buy an adapter to your plug that won´t fit into that stupid jack? In this section I will give you some advice on where you can find all this.
Buying a Digital Camera in Rio
Maybe the best advice is to aim for a model produced here in Brazil, the prices are reasonable although the quality is lower. Almost everyday you have offers in the newspapers on where you can get yourself a reasonable cheap camera with the technology from last year. The chain of stores Casa & Video is a good place, here are some stores around town, they are open everyday:Casa & Video
Pr. de Botafogo 340, Botafogo map
R. Figueirido Magalhães 286, Copacabana map
R. Visconde de Pirajá 371, Ipanema map Buying a Computer in Rio
This is simple, don´t buy them here, they are expensive. If you have to buy there is a mall full of computer stores and it´s acessories. It´s called Shopping Avenida Central and is at Avenida Rio Branco 151 map, to get there it´s easiest to take the Metro to the station Carioca (on how to catch the Metro just go to
Metro in Rio
and you´ll find all info you need). There you have a larger selection and the prices are among the better in Rio. Buying Electronics in Rio
Do you need an adapter for your shaver or your battery charger? For simple electronics like that just go to the store that is listed below. If you need the more advanced stuff you´d have to the city center and the street R. República do Líbano map where there are many electronics stores. TV mar, R. Farme de Amoedo 81, Ipanema map On voltage
just make sure your apparatus actually is compatible with the voltage (V) and the frequenzy (Hz) of Rio de Janeiro 100-127V/60Hz. Note that there is no standard for Brazil so you have 220-240V in some states, frequenzies also vary. To find out what your product has just read the little sticker on it. For all the info on voltage, frequenzies and plugs go to
World Standards Electricity
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