São Paulo - The Rough Guide to Brazil - page 513

Iandé - Casa das Culturas Indígenas Rua Augusta
1371, unit 107 T 11 3283 4924, W iande.art.br;
M Consolação; map p.499. A small shop showcasing
indigenous crafts, including basketware, wooden carvings,
ceramics and beadwork. Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm.

you'll need a long browse. They also have other branches
around town. Mon-Sat 10.30am-7pm.

FOOTWEAR
Havaianas Rua Oscar Freire 1116, Jardins T 11 3079
3415, W havaianas.com.br; M Oscar Freire; map p.499.
An entire shop devoted to designer flip-flops in all sorts of
colours, with lots of snazzy designs, a bin to recycle your old
ones and places to check your size. You can even have them
custom-made

BOOKS AND MUSIC
Casa Amadeus Musical Rua Quintino Bocaiuva 22,
Centro T 11 3101 6790; M Sé; map p.489. This music
store has a good selection of Brazilian sheet music,
percussion

to your specifications. Mon-Sat

and stringed instruments. Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sun 10am-12.30pm.

9am-6.30pm, Sat 9am-2pm.
FNAC Centro Cultural Av Pedroso de Moraes 858,
Pinheiros T 11 3579 2000, W fnac.com.br; M Faria
Lima; map p.499. Good range of CDs and books,
including a nice array of English-language titles and
high-quality Brazilian art and other coffee-table books.
The surrounding area is clustered with independent
music and bookshops, too. There's a smaller branch at Av
Paulista 901 too. Mon-Sat 10am-10pm, Sun
10am-8pm.
Galeria do Rock Av São João 439, Centro T 11 3361
8529, W portalgaleriadorock.com.br; M República;
map p.489. The place to go to buy Brazilian music, both
past and present, on CD and vinyl. Located just behind the
Teatro

FOOD
Casa Santa Luzia Alameda Lorena 1471, Jardim
Paulista T 11 3897 5000, W santaluzia.com.br; M Oscar
Freire; map p.499. An amazing gourmet supermarket, this
is the perfect place to stock up if you're staying in an
apartment-hotel in the area. Otherwise, check out the
luxury Brazilian food items that include preserves, wines
and liquors. Mon-Sat 8am-8.45pm.
Emporio Syrio Rus Abdo Schahin 136, Centro
T 11 3228 4725, W emporiosyrio.com.br; M São Bento;
map p.489. The main reason for visiting this Middle
Eastern grocery store, fascinating though its shelves full of
exotic cans and jars may be, is to sample the sticky delights
of its Arabic pastries. A burma (a shredded wheat nest
drenched in syrup and filled with pistachios, almonds or
walnuts) goes for R$6. Mon-Fri 8.30am-6pm, Sun
8.30am-3.15pm.

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Municipal. Mon-Fri 8am-7.30pm, Sat

8am-6pm.
Haddock Lobo Books & Magazines Rua Haddock
Lobo 1503, Cerqueira César T 11 3082 9449,
W haddocklobo.com.br; M Oscar Freire; map p.499.
Small bookshop with a particularly good selection of
foreign magazines and newspapers, and also some
guidebooks in English.
Livraria Cultura Conjunto Nacional building, Av
Paulista 2073; M Consolação; map p.499. By far the best
bookshop in São Paulo, spread over three different locales
and several floors within the same building (one specializes
in language, one in art, and the other - absolutely huge -
in everything else, including CDs). There's a great café here
too. Mon-Sat 9am-10pm, Sun noon-8pm.
Livraria da Vila Rua Fradique Coutinho 915, Vila
Madalena T 11 3814 5811, W www.livrariadavila.com
.br; M Vila Madalena or Pinheiros; map p.499. A
charming community bookshop that, although well
stocked, may not be worth going out of the way for, but, as
it's open late, it's certainly worth dropping by if you're
spending an evening in bohemian Vila Madalena. Mon-Fri
9am-10pm, Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-8pm.
Sampa Discos Av São João 556 & 572 T 11 3337 6474;
M República; map p.489. This cavernous and chaotic,
warehouse-like secondhand record store (in two locations,
two doors from each other) is chock-full of Brazilian and
foreign vinyl, CDs and DVDs, at rock-bottom prices, but in no
particular order. You can find serious bargains here, but

MARKETS
Feira das Artes Praça da República, Centro;
M República; map p.489. Among the tack in this tented
street market, there are some interesting handicrafts,
vintage records and semiprecious stones.

Sun 9am-5pm.
Feira Oriental Praça da Liberdade, Liberdade;
M Liberdade; map p.489. Japanese horticulturalists sell
house plants here and some stalls sell good Japanese
meals and snacks - usually prepared and sold by
kimono-clad Afro-Brazilians. Sat & Sun 9am-6pm.
Mercado de Antiguidades e Artes Praça Benedito
Calixto, Pinheiros; M Oscar Freire or Sumaré;
map p.499. Cheaper, livelier and with a larger collection
of bric-a-brac than the similar market beneath
MASP (see p.497), you may pick up the odd bargain
here. Some good restaurants are located around the
square and there are food stalls in the market itself.
Sat 9am-7pm.
Mercado de Antiguidades e Artesanato do Bixiga
Praça Dom Orione, Bixiga; M Brigadeiro; map p.489.
This flea market has little worth purchasing, but lots of
local atmosphere. Sun 10am-6pm.
Mercado de Antiguidades do MASP Museu de Arte