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The North

Art & Craft shopping in The North

  1. A

    Crafts Stands

    Numerous Crafts Stands sell mostly identical souvenir-type items in Praça Tenreiro Aranha.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Feira de Artesanato

    A large crafts fair that has the city’s biggest range of attractive artwork, and a lot of it is homemade. It’s especially busy on Sundays.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Artíndia

    Sells authentic and inexpensive índio crafts at its main shop, at the end of an arcade, in the center of town, and from a kiosk (open from noon to midnight) in Estação das Docas.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Artesanato da Amazônia

    Once a terrific store for folk art; the good stuff here is getting buried by a growing amount of predictable kitsch. But you can still find some quality items, especially indigenous masks and handmade weapons.

    reviewed