Riachuelo is a national department store in Brazil, with over 300 stores and thousands of employees…read morenationwide, selling mostly clothing (their own brands and other brands, including Versace, Fendi, Karl Lagerfeld)--men's, women's & children's; housewares, beauty products/perfumes and other stuff. This particular Riachuelo (also known as RCHLO in their commercials and ads) is pretty neat and well-kept. Sales staff here are generally helpful. In all, this is a store worth stopping into when in a mall in Brazil.

Also known as Lojas Renner (which just means Renner Stores) is the largest department store chain…read morein Brazil with 338 stores throughout the country; they also have stores located in Uruguay & are opening in Argentina too. JC Penney owned a controlling share of this company from 1998 until 2005. The quality & types of clothing and merchandise you find here are similar to what you'd find in a JC Penney in the USA. Reasonable prices and large selection are what you'll find here. There are always lots of sales people around, so if you need help, it' there.

Also known as Lojas Renner (which just means Renner Stores) is the largest department store chain…read morein Brazil with 338 stores throughout the country; they also have stores located in Uruguay & are opening in Argentina too. JC Penney owned a controlling share of this company from 1998 until 2005. The quality & types of clothing and merchandise you find here are similar to what you'd find in a JC Penney in the USA. Reasonable prices and large selection are what you'll find here. There are always lots of sales people around, so if you need help, it' there. This one is located in Mag Shopping Mall, right on the beach, and it's a beautiful location.

Fish? No, clothing. Hering is actually the largest clothing textile company in Latin America and…read moreis one of the oldest businesses in Brazil (founded in 1880). They have over 827 stores! I visited this particular Hering Store and you'd never know it was such a successful brand. I literally walked in and was done shopping in about 5 minutes. They had so few choices that I don't know why it took me five minutes to leave. I asked if they had t-shirts and the salesman told me that they only have white shirts. They sell men's, women's and children's clothing, but there are so many better stores in this mall, that I can't see any reason why I would recommend shopping here.

This very nice clothing store is located inside the Tambiá Shopping mall in the center of the city…read more They sell mostly men's clothing, but also carry some children's and ladies clothing as well. Their stuff is definitely on the casual side, but of good quality and reasonable prices. They sell t-shirts, shirts, shorts and other related items. They're located on the ground floor of the mall, so if you're in a hurry, you can get in and get out quickly. This was my first time visiting this store, but I liked their variety and quality enough that I'd definitely go back again.