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Barra
Shopping (Av
das Américas 4 666 Barra da Tijuca - Tel:
431 9922)
The
largest shopping center in Latin America, BarraShopping
is a development landmark for Rio de Janeiro and has become
a model for similar undertakings worldwide. Aside from
a whole range of top retailers, BarraShopping provides
a number of entertainment options, 540 shops (four kilometers
of shops facades), five cinemas, one theater, and a musement
park, bowling alley, and a sample of the best restaurants
in town. In fact, BarraShopping might be compared to a
complete town with shopping area, a meeting point, entertainment
and fun for the whole family. It is visited by about 25
milion consumers each year on average. Praça XV Market
Place attracts shoppers from all over and displays a wide
choice of groceries and produce in a clean and pleasant
setting. BarraShopping is the first in Brazil to have
a monorail transportation system, a $ 12 million investment
to shuttle shoppers to and from the parking lot. (Open:
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sunday, 10:00
am to 9:00 pm.)
Fashion
Mall (Estrada de Gávea 899 São Conrado - Tel: 322
2733)
This
mall has famous designer fashion, home furnishings and
jewellery stores. It has a gastronomic centre with restaurants
for fast-food fans as well as sophisticated restaurants,
four movie theatres and a discotheque.(Open:
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm. Sunday, 10:00
am to 9:00 pm.)
RioSul
(Rua Lauro Muller 116 Botafogo - Tel:545 7200/7279)
Fashion,
decoration, books, flowers, jewellery, automobiles, household
utilities and other merchandise are sold at this four-storey
commercial centre. Snack bars and restaurants, a discotheque
and movie theatres offer fun and relaxation for those
weary of shopping. (Open:
Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 10:00 pm.)
Gávea
Shopping Center (Rua Marquês de São Vicente 52 Gávea
- Tel:274 9896)
Art
galleries, clothing and home furnishings stores, movie
theatres and theatres are among the many options offered
by this commercial center. (Open:
Monday to Saturday, 9:00 am to 10:00 pm).
(note:
This is only a small sample of the many shops available
in the area.)
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