Must see shopping in The Amazon

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The shop for this local foundation, set up to help local community projects, has an excellent choice of mostly wooden crafts, from carved animals and…

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Right on Praça São Sebastião, this is Manaus’ top shop for genuine-article Amazonian handiwork, including gorgeous basketwork, pottery and folk art, as…

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Arguably the best indigenous art store in the region, representing communities throughout the Amazon Basin. Items range from inexpensive necklaces to…

This is Belém's best place to browse and shop, whether for long pants, lacquered piranha or anything in between. Pará has gained national attention with…

One of several casas de redes (hammock shops) clustered around this corner; this one has a monster selection and amiable service. For riverboat trips,…

This small shop at the entrance to the port sells crafts from the Waimiri Atroari indigenous people who live a day's journey north of Novo Airão, along…

This one-room showroom exhibits the eye-catching paintings (parrots are a recurring theme) of local artist Buy Chaves and the wood-sculpted furnishings of…

This attractive shop has a small but carefully chosen range of jewelry, T-shirts and other crafts, as well as paintings and black-and-white photography.

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

Large hammock store, with everything from light, simple varieties to deluxe matrimonial ones with lace fringe and more (R$40 to $150).

Belém’s latest, biggest mall is a modern cement, steel and glass structure, brilliantly lit at night and showcasing top-tier clothing, electronics and…

This small kiosk on the square, right next to the Teatro Amazonas, has an intriguing selection of mostly Portuguese-language books on the Amazon, as well…

Santarém has a large collection of souvenirs. There's a lot of tat and not much that's original here, but you might uncover the occasional nice item.

Two city blocks have been designated as pedestrian only, and are lined with stalls selling everything from handicrafts to cashew nuts.

A small busy mall on the south side of Praça Girossóis.

This large downtown supermarket is a good place to buy batteries, rain ponchos, toiletries, and so on.

This is the modest shop of ceramicist Carlos Amaral, who combines traditional Aruã and Marajoara ceramic traditions with award-winning results. You can…

Shopping mall with Droganita pharmacy inside.