Must-see shopping in Brasília

  • Fundacão Athos Bulcão

    Brasília

    Painter/sculptor Athos Bulcão was the only artist allowed to colorfully spruce up Niemeyer and Costa's grand plan and his iconic designs are as much a…

  • Brasília Shopping

    Brasília

    This weird building looks like half a soda can (from some angles anyway) and contains restaurants, upmarket clothes stores and cinemas. The food court has…

  • Feira de Artesanato

    Brasília

    This complex of handicraft stalls and down-to-earth informal restaurants is loomed over by the TV tower. Some stalls are open on Thursdays and earlier in…

  • Pátio Brasil

    Brasília

    The nicest of the capital’s centrally located malls. More modern than most, with a better restaurant selection (the food court opens at noon on Sunday).

  • Pier 21

    Brasília

    This mall has a large concentration of restaurants, cinema, bars and nightclubs, but very few actual stores. Very popular with the young and well-off.

  • Conjunto Nacional

    Brasília

    Brasília’s first mall, right across from the bus station. Contains a post office, pharmacies, restaurants and a supermarket.