Clean, well-stocked, and friendly. These supermarkets are a little different than the ones most…read morepeople know from the US - they are a bit smaller, but very convenient to people living in urban centers like Rio. My experience with this store was great, and they had all of the articles I needed to make great suppers while visiting Rio. Valeu, e muito obrigado gente!

Good Super Market to grab your stuff. I got baked goods, ham and cheese to make subs while in…read moreBrazil and not go out and spend a lot. They have produce and all other stuff any super market has like water, sodas, shaving cream, razors, shampoo, and more stuff. I recommend.

Closest market to the Windsor atlantica hotel. Good for water, beer and soft drinks and basic…read moregrocery items. Not a big selection though.

A slightly upscale supermarket in Rio it has most everything you would want from a supermarket…read more Very good selections of meats and cheese and many products. This is one of the smaller Zina Sul's compared to others, but good nonetheless.

This place has a TON of stuff and it was a LOT bigger than we realized. We ended up buying a few…read morethings we needed while we were in town. It's also pretty clean and organized. But . . . it can get crazy crowded with very long lines. So much so, that we just gave up and decided to go somewhere else to buy water (at a smaller store) the second time we came in. Also, the cashier we got was super slow and didn't really look at us. Oh well . . . Plus, we couldn't communicate with her when there was a problem: turns out they DO NOT accept credit cards, ONLY cash or debit cards. *In the evening it can get kind of shady around here. We found this out coming back from some our Olympic events on the metro.

This is a smaller Zona Sul that's open relatively late (around 10:30 or so on weeknights). They…read moredon't have as much as the larger one, but if you need something in a pinch, it's worth stopping by.

When I'm in Rio, I always go to the Zona school and Ipanema. They make fresh sushi and it's just…read morereally really good. They have everything that you need there so you got food in the room at night.

Nice store and has a great pizzeria in back. Also buy some ovalmaltine if you are from North…read moreAmerica. It's not available up there and it rocks! Also beer wine and spirits available.

great supermarket with wide selection of beers, and different food types. The tables & bar on the…read moresecond floor is very convenient. You need to get the membership card to get the daily specials. My favorite supermarket in ipanema. Cheers!

Since hotel prices in Rio can vary from 'where you goin', baby?' to 'I saw you on the internet,' I…read moreadvise to rent an apartment. Oftentimes you'll have more space, more privacy and you'll feel like a local. The thing is, when renting an apartment, you need groceries. It's a good thing that right across the street from my apartment was the Super Mercado Zona Sul S/A. What the S/A stands for, I don't know. Am I a fan? Yes. Why? Because when I first walked through the door, I was offered a caipirinha! I am now a firm believer that all grocery shopping should be done whilst sipping a caipirinha (handed to you by a smoking hot hottie mchotterson; what is in the water in Rio??). Drink in hand, I was ready to go shopping. Despite being on a busy street in Ipanema (only blocks away from the beach and in a fun, well-heeled neighborhood), I found the prices to be fair. I also found an abundance of fruit juices. While the average Brazilian would, likely, gloss over this detail, this American fruit-a-holic was stoked to see so many new juices to guzzle. This isn't the largest of grocery stores but I found the selection to be more than adequate for my needs. The store is bright, clean and easily navigable. There are plenty of aisles and the options spanned the gamut from essentials to wants. So, juice, water, bread, fruit, sweets, milk, condiments, cereal, beer, and eggs in tow, I was ready to check out. My limited Portuguese was met with a smile and I was on my way.

Wow! They had the store front sign up a while before they opened their doors. I found their website…read moreshows a Barra de Tijuca store but this is new branch. It has a very similar layout with a clean modern look with a corridor of freezer and refrigerated cases along both walls as you walk in, filled with high end cuts of fancy meat. Pretty much anything you need for a proper churrasco you can find here. Plenty of selection from beef to pork to king crab, it's all available for a price. Some meats are seasoned and others are plain but most are vacuum packaged for freshness. In the back is a selection of specialty beers and wines. Zone sul action has a decent selection for a better price but it's only one stop of you get your meats here. There's also a nice selection of seasoning; salts, spices, condiments, teas and the like along the shelves. It could be a fancier version or similar to what you might find a Talho Capixaba down the street. I haven't bought any of the meats yet but have lingered and eyed the options of meats. It's enough to make one salivate!

I was looking for my favorite childhood chocolates "Sonho de valsa" and Garoto and found a good…read morevariety here. He place has a good variety of snacks, drinks, and household items.

Good quality food and quite a lot of organic produce but actually not cheap. But maybe only…read moreforeigners think it's not cheap as the Real is so strong it does not look like a luxury store