192 Best Places to Shop in Brazil

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

Zé Nelson sells crafts and makes beautiful wood objects in mineiran baroque style: angels, oratories, and other sacred art. Make sure you call to make an appointment before visiting his workshop.

Branches of this upscale supermarket can be found throughout Rio's South Zone, and they're good places to pick up deli goods, coffee, chocolate, and fresh fruit and vegetables. The promotional prices displayed usually apply only to those holding Zona Sul loyalty cards.

The shop of the French beauty-product brand famous in Brazil has hair, skin, face, and body products for men and women.

An excellent chain store for travel and leather goods, Comtesse can also be found at various other shopping malls.

Everyday outfits with classic lines are Cori's specialty.

The center shares a building with the World Trade Center and the Sheraton hotel. It's loaded with fancy home-decorating stores, full-scale restaurants, and fast-food spots.

Here's a good place to buy men's and women's jeans, sportswear, and street wear.

Shop for Brazilian prints, sculptures, and paintings and then stop at the café.

You can buy maps and English-language books, magazines, and newspapers at Fnac. There are also branches on Avenida Paulista and in Morumbi.

This bookstore usually receives magazines from abroad earlier than other ones.

Accessorize at Sou-Sou, a craft-jewelry workshop and store. The boutique also carries women's clothes.