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Your Guide to Shopping in Rio
Shopping in Rio isn´t that cheap but there are some really nice things to buy. Actually some of the stuff is still (the Brazilian Real has just been on the rise the last two years) pretty cheap. This page´s scope is not only to tell you about the cheapest stuff but I will try to thoroughly describe where you can get almost anything of interest. Of course that aim is big but I will give it a go! Bartering & Scoundrels
It´s not necessary to barter when you go shopping in Rio, you can knock off a bit on the price though. Neither is the Carioca particularly prone to shaft gringos. There are of course scoundrels (or malandros) in Rio, many times preying around the big groups of foreigners in Copacabana, but other than that it´s fine. If you buy something outside the shops just compare and haggle a little bit and you´ll get a good price fast. In the stores you can always try to get discounts and especially if you pay with money they are prone to give you a 10% discount.Areas
It´s of course really important to go to the right area to buy your things. In the City Centre you can find a multitude of stores and a big flee market, in general it´s all cheap and of lower quality, the exception is for electronics and computers. Go to
Shopping in Centro
to get more detailed info. In Copacabana along the main streets you have many stores and they are a notch up from Centro. You also have some more tourist oriented stores where you can find football shirts and Jesus statues made of glass. Over in Ipanema it gets more and more exclusive the closer to Leblon you get. All the way into Leblon you find proper fashion and some good bikini and surfshops. Shopping Malls
A big part of the Cariocas goes to the shopping malls. In Barra de Tijuca you have several, the biggest is Barra Shopping at Avenida das Américas 4666 which really is huge. On the way to Barra de Tijuca you have some of the most exclusive shopping in town; Rio Fashion Mall with international stores and a rich atmosphere, it´s located right in front of the favela Rocinha at Estrada da Gávea 899, São Conrado. Another fancy mall is Shopping Leblon at Avenida Afrânio de Melo Franco 290, Leblon. The last shopping in Rio worth mentioning is Rio Sul, located in Botafogo (just after the tunnel from Copacabana) at Rua Lauro Muller 116, it has a nice mix of cheaper and more expensive stores. Where to go shopping in Rio for what?
I thought it would be helpful with information on where you should get what when you go shopping in Rio so I have made links to pages where you get it all explained. To start with is my
Surfwear and Bikinis in Rio
section with tips and pointers. I have a section about
Football shirts, Sunglasses, Sun Lotion and Beach Towels
, where you get info about how to find the best deals on that. You might be looking for
Havaianas (flip flops)
.
The other sections are:
- Art, Jewelery, Souvenirs & Hammocks
- Markets in Rio; The Hippie Fair, Copacabana Nightmarket and more
- Cigars & Alcohol
- Electronics, Digital Cameras and Computers
- Trainers, Cheap Clothes and Fashion
- Instruments, Vinyl and CD´s
- Fruit and Vegetables (stores and farmer’s markets)
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