192 Best Places to Shop in Brazil

The Brazilian designer Alexandre Herchcovitch sells prêt-à-porter and tailor-made clothes at his store.

With more than 300 stores and restaurants, Amazonas Shopping is one of the city's top shopping malls.

Inspired by contact with indigenous peoples, Walter Gomes opened this store to promote awareness about and economic opportunities for Brazil's native communities. Artisans of 230 indigenous tribes create the crafts and artworks, from musical instruments to earthenware, sold here.

One of Rio's top names in jewelry, this is the perfect place to pick up an elegant gift. The on-site gemstone museum is open weekdays between 10 and 6 and Saturday between 9 and 2 for free guided tours that can be booked online.

A favorite among local fashionistas, Animale carries casual wear and formal wear that's both sophisticated and sexy. If you want to make an impression in Rio's social scene, head here for slinky dresses, chic cover-ups, and showstopping shoes and accessories.

Carioca Antonio Bernardo is one of the most famous jewelry designers in Brazil. He creates custom pieces with gold, silver, and other precious metals and stones.

A leader in the leather game, with stores in most São Paulo shopping malls, Arezzo is best known for its footwear. The brand also has an extensive line of bags, wallets, and accessories.

Its large selection of books in English has made this bookstore popular with expats and vacationers. There's also a CD section. The cozy Café Severino, in the back, has coffee, pastries, salads, crepes, and sandwiches.

The "Coffee Store" chain has several branches in Rio, including ones in Ipanema and Leblon where you can enjoy a cappuccino or espresso and a pastry at the café before browsing the coffees and coffee-making devices for sale.

A respected Jardins gallery, Arte Aplicada is known for its high-quality Brazilian paintings, sculptures, and prints.

Fine Minas antiques are the specialty of Arte Sacra Antiguidades.

Although not as upscale as the stores in Ouro Preto, Artstones carries imperial topazes, emeralds, quartz, and tourmalines, and has some finished jewelry.

The Associação dos Povos Indígenas do Tumucumaque (APITU) has textiles, baskets, and other objects made by Amapá natives.

Bahia's answer to Dalí, Bel Borba is one of the region's most famous living artists. He picked up a bit of international prestige as well, due to his 2012 installations in New York City and a documentary about his work released the same year. A visit to his little atelier, where you can also pick up a piece of his work, is a must.

The city's most famous jeweler, Bahia Preciosa allows you to peer through a window into the room where goldsmiths work.

Paintings and sculptures from Brazilian and international artists go up for auction at Bel Galeria.

Many shops in Belo Horizonte's most exclusive mall sell designer clothes for men and women. It has cinemas and a large and varied food court.

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

Brazilian models and soap-opera stars wear this brand, which blends bohemian and bourgeois (coincidentally, the type of bank account needed to shop here).

This mall in the busy Vila Capivari district is lined with cafés, bars, and restaurants, making it a nightlife hub. You can also find plenty of clothing stores, and candy shops selling chocolate, the town's specialty.

Housed in an odd arch-shape building designed by Ruy Ohtake, Brasília Shopping has several international chain stores as well as movie theaters, restaurants, and snack bars. The mall is close to both hotel sectors and is open until 10 pm daily.

These roving retail fairs are good places to find reasonably priced arts and crafts, furniture, jewelry, clothing, homemade food, and much more. The first weekend of the month the Feira da Lua is always in the Gilberto Salomão shopping center.

Alcindo Silva Filho, better known as Cidinho, opened Bumbum in 1979 after deciding to create the smallest (and by some accounts, the sexiest) bikinis in town. Bumbum remains a solid beachwear brand, and today sells slightly more modest styles as well as the trademark teeny bikinis.

As its name suggests, Casa do Amazonas has a wide selection of products from the Amazon.

The Casa do Artesáo sells works by local craftspeople and artists—from tacky souvenirs to exquisite paintings and pottery.

For baskets of all shapes, beautiful wood handicrafts, and interesting ceramics made by the native peoples of the Pantanal, head to Casa do Artesão.

For regional crafts, head to the Casa do Artesão. It's open weekdays 9–6 and Saturday 9–2.