9 Best Shopping in The South, Brazil

Originally a flea market that took place on the sidewalks of Parque Farroupilha, Brique da Redenção has expanded into a full-blown Sunday antiques, crafts, and arts fair that spills over the full length of Avenida José Bonifácio on the southeast side.

This modern mall has seven movie theaters, a food court, and currency exchange.

Buy directly from the artisans every Sunday from 9 to 3 at the Feira de Artesanato do Largo da Ordem, a popular fair with paintings from local artists, pottery, tapestry, handicrafts, and antiques.

A traditional name in apparel, Maríchen carries a selection of fine wool and cotton knit apparel, manufactured at their own shops.

Moinhos Shopping is the smallest of the city's malls and caters to the sophisticated consumer. It has a six-theater cineplex.

One of the city's prime shopping destinations, Shopping Center Müeller includes branches of national chains, upscale fashion and jewelry stores, as well as some small handicraft shops, restaurants and cafés, bookstores, and movie theaters.

In what was once a railway terminal, the Shopping Estação is a 700,000-square-foot covered area with a colorful and noisy collection of bars and restaurants, amusement arcades, exhibits, a railway museum, a cineplex, daily live music shows, and more than 100 shops.

The city's largest mall, Shopping Iguatemi includes branches of large chain stores as well as high-end specialty shops.

If you don't have the time to venture into Brazilian wine country, look for a sample to buy at Vinhos do Mundo.