Shopping in São Paulo
The Jardins district is home to São Paulo's upmarket stores – look for swimwear boutiques and gourmet food at Casa Santa Luzia, and Brazilian artwork at Galeria Arte Brasileira. Decadent Daslu in Vila Olímpia has designer names. More down to earth, the city centre is where street sellers and the weekend's Art and Crafts Fair offer everything from vintage records to hand beaded flip-flops. Most shops open Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
Daslu
Mall in a mansion
Daslu in Vila Olímpia is a shopping centre located inside a luxurious mansion
complete with chandeliers and chaises longues. Uniformed doormen greet
shoppers as they come to purchase or browse the Brazilian and international
fashion in designer-label boutiques.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-8pm (until 10pm Tue)
Address
131, Avenida Chedid Jafet, Vila Olímpica, São Paulo 04551-065
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3841 4000
Galeria Arte Brasileira
Brazilian handicrafts
The large Galeria Arte Brasileira showcases popular arts and crafts from all
around Brazil. It's possible to pick up a carving from the Amazon, a musical
instrument from Bahia, or an indigenous painting from the store in Cerqueira
César neighbourhood.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Fri 9am-6.30pm; Sat 9am-1.30pm
Address
2163, Alameda Lorena, São Paulo 01424-002
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3062 9452
Arts and Crafts Fair
Weekend browsing
The Arts and Crafts Fair in the city centre is one of the city's best street
markets. Every weekend, rows of stalls set up to sell everything from
vintage records to hand-beaded flip-flops and artisan jewellery.
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Opening Hours
Sat & Sun: 8am-4pm
Address
Praça da República, São Paulo
Transport
República metro
Municipal Market
Brazilian food fair
The Municipal Market in Luz is the city's main food market, a large,
colourful building brimming with fresh food from around Brazil. Sample a
snack-food favourite, the bacalhau (salted cod) pie, while taking in
the building's impressive stained-glass windows.
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Cost
Free
Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 6am-6pm; Sun 6am-4pm
Address
306, Rua da Cantareira, São Paulo
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3313 1326
FNAC
Music and books
The glossy FNAC in Pinheiros is the place to go to stock up on samba, chorro,
MPB (Brazilian popular music) and other Brazilian music. There's also a
selection of international CDs, an extensive books section and a coffee
shop.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 10am-10pm; Sun 10am-9pm
Address
34, Praça dos Omaguás, Pinheiros, São Paulo 05419-020
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3579 2000
Casa Santa Luzia
Gourmet foods
Casa Santa Luzia in the Jardins district is a gourmet food store, perfect for
finding edible souvenirs from Brazil. Some of the best things to take home
include local wine, Amazon jellies, exotic pickles and coconut sweets.
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Opening Hours
Mon-Sat 8am-8.45pm
Address
1471, Alameda Lorena, São Paulo 01424-001
Telephone
+55 (0) 11 3897 5000
