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Shopping

Shopping in Rio de Janeiro rewards customers with good-quality products which are competitively priced. There are numerous shopping centres, boutiques, street stalls and markets offering a wide selection of goods. Most shops are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm, shopping centres are generally open daily from 10am to 10pm.

Rio de Janeiro’s main shopping streets are Avenida Nossa Senhora de Copacabana and Rua Barata Ribeiro in Copacabana, Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon and Rua Visconde de Pirajá in Ipanema. There are also numerous shopping centres in the city, the most central being Rio Sul. Religious antiques and gemstone jewellery are Rio’s best buys, offered by various shops throughout the city. Beachwear and Brazilian soccer shirts are also widely available.

Good-quality arts and crafts are available over the weekend from outdoor markets, the best of which are the Feira Hippie de Ipanema and the Babilônia Hype Fair. Open-air markets selling flowers, fruit, vegetables and cheeses include Praca General Osorio in Ipanema and Rua Domingos Ferreira in Copacabana. Sales tax is 18% and there is no tax refund scheme in Brazil.