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Where to buy what in Porto Alegre

Malls, the Mercado, Independência’s used furniture, and the one street you need.

Groceries

  • Zaffari: the nice one
  • Nacional / Carrefour / Bourbon: the normal ones
  • Mercado Público: meat, cheese, spices, civic life
  • Feiras: Bom Fim Sunday, neighbourhood feiras for fruit

Home

No IKEA. Tok&Stok, Mobly, Leroy Merlin (out of centre), Mercado Livre, OLX. Used furniture concentrates along Independência and in Bom Fim antique-ish shops. Facebook Marketplace is active.

Malls

Iguatemi, Bourbon Country, Praia de Belas, BarraShopping Sul. You will end up in one when it rains for three days.

Clothes

Moinhos and Iguatemi for brands. Centro still has the cheap racks. Used / brechó culture is real in Cidade Baixa and Bom Fim.

Outdoor / bikes

Specialist shops exist. Ask in cycling groups before you buy a bad bike. Register the frame. Theft is a market.

English books

A thin market. Bring a Kindle. Livraria Cultura-style browsing happens in smaller local shops and at the malls, mostly Portuguese.

Hardware

The condo building will have a WhatsApp group where someone knows a plumber. For screws, use a neighborhood hardware and building-supplies shop (loja de materiais). For a larger project, try Leroy.

When everything is closed

Sunday night: mall food court, some Zaffari, delivery. Do not count on a pharmacy being 24h unless you checked. Panvel has late ones. Confirm.