This bookstore is fantastic. I walked in wanting to check the place out and was immediately greeted…read moreby a nice lady who only spoke Brazilian Portuguese. When she found out I spoke only a little Brazilian Portuguese and knew more English, she tried to find co-workers who knew English. The guy who ended up helping me a whole bunch in locating poetry books was awesome. He kept pulling out options that were of what I was looking for and others that were known to be from great authors. I ended up leaving with several books - all of them were so cool and were just my style. I am hoping these will also help me learn Brazilian Portuguese more on other mediums. The store is well organized on the floor the entrance / exit is located on. There is a lower level mainly filled with children books and things of that matter along with a cafe that I didn't get to check out because I was still browsing with books in hand. I totally forgot to go check it out after I had purchased my books so will need to go another time. There were two other upper levels - one with psychology, self help type books and more and then the highest level was small, but moderately filled with design, architecture, food, travel, music, and culture. I spent some time up here as there was a comfy armchair and not busy with people. There were some books up there I liked, but they were heavy and didn't want to take them back with me that day. Found that this bookstore was very close to where I was staying which was cool cause I was able to go back and forth to drop stuff off multiple times to free up my hands and lessen my carrying weight while I continued to explore the streets.

Must say that I was super happy to find this 'hidden' gem. I was pretty tired of the superficial…read morehype around coffee lab nearby. This place provides excellent coffee and nice quiet court yard behind the bookstore. I'm reading my kindle though, just saying.

In São Paulo for the week and thankfully this was recommended by an acquaintance. Very clean,…read moreservice is outstanding. A bit on the small side for seating as well as cigar selection but what they had was very nice. The hostess was great, spoke fluent English and elevated the experience.

I've been to Rio a few weeks ago doing business and had to also visit my company's headquarters in…read moreSão Paulo. Found this place on Google when looking for a place to chill in São Paulo and decided to give it a try. The environment is amazing, the place looks like it has been just built so everything is brand new, state of the art. Great bar with a huge selection of drinks and nice selection of Cubans. I tried the house suggestion of the hoyo epicure 2 with some double black jw, great combo I must say. They got valet parking so that's a place you go to have a good time with no worries. Very nice staff too, thanks Luciana for the talk!! Def going back there on my next time in Brazil.

I love this store. I have visited this great shop several times and I always leave with something…read morecool. They have fun and high-quality items for your home. They also have an incredible inventory of Le Creuset and other cookware lines, glassware/barware, electrics, cookware for local cuisine, home decor such as pillows, rugs, sheets, bath, and laundry. They carry beautiful pottery from local artisans such as Carolina Haveroth. Friendly and helpful associates. They have other locations in Brasil. This shop is a much better choice for home goods than the shop Spicy located up the street. www.coqueluchecasa.com.br

Overwhelming amount of minerals, gems and stones! Very friendly, helpful staff that speak English…read moreif you need

That biggest stone store I've ever been .... Ametyst quartz aquamarine 3 floors ... people helping…read moreto find your best choice .

Hipsters, take note: all of your clothing, footwear, cocktail, hairstyle, and culinary dreams take…read moreplace under one (glass-paned) roof. Cartel 011 is the name of the building and within it, you'll find a gorgeous semi open-air restaurant/bar (Feed Food) with nouveau Brazilian dishes (and amazing coxinhas), a hip sneaker store carrying Converse to Nike, a few clothing and shoe stalls with 10-15 or so items, an Absolut cocktail lounge (also beautiful, but only open Thursday-Saturday) and a beautifully edgy hair salon called CZO Cut Club. It's like a mini-mall of all things aesthetically pleasing. While I didn't necessarily spot anything I needed to have, this place manages to take something I'd only imagine in theory and puts it into practice. I'll probably get my hair cut here at some point and some Thursday night will find me in need of Absolut cocktails.

This little gem is a gift shop/museum and cafe in one and a wonderful place to buy Brazilian…read morehandicrafts at exceptionally reasonable prices. Responsibly sourced and thoughtfully curated.