Manaus Shopping Guide | Things to Buy in Manaus

Manaus is an excellent place to shop because it comes under the Free Trade Zone. The products are cheaper here than in other cities of Brazil. The Amazonas Shopping Mall in Manaus is one of the biggest shopping malls in northern Brazil. Being a free port, there are several shops near the river front selling cheap electronic goods.

Early morning is the best time to visit the Adolfo Lisboa and surrounding City Market. This is the time when the market is full of people and colorful and it is a great opportunity to buy handicrafts from the local producers.

Local Handicrafts

Due to the vast cultural diversity found in Amazonas (Portuguese for the Amazon River) the Indian and local handicrafts differ from region to region. Exotic paintings made by the Baniwa, Tukano and Dessana Indians, rich tapestry pieces by the Satera-Mauwe Indians, fibre and seed basketry, feather work and ornaments of the Hexykariana, and charming river shell ornaments made by Marubo Indians are sold here. The scales of the pirarucu fish are sold as nail files to be used for manicures.

Shopping Places

Bemol Department Store

Bemol is a completely department store where you can find electronics, batteries, memory cards, CDs of all music styles. This store can be founded everywhere in Manaus with many products for your choose.

Address : Amazonas Shopping Center, Manaus downtown, Manauara Shopping Center,

Carrefour Supermarket

Carrefour is a French company also located in Manaus with large supermarkets. Carrefour can be found in many places spread in the city of Manaus. In this place it is possible to find mosquitoes repellent, sun block lotion, food, sandals and clothes.

Address : Amazonas Shopping center and Downtown Manaus,

DB Supermarkets

Supermarkets are located in many places in Manaus. These supermarkets offer many products such as clothes, food, cleaning and many more.

Address : Eduardo Ribeiro Av. Downtown

Amazonas Shopping Mall

The Amazonas Shopping Centre has become an enterprise which has contributed to the urban transformation in the city.

This centre was inaugurated on 7 November 1991. The Amazonas Shopping Centre now houses 300 commercial operations and is an anchor store for other satellite stores operating from the same complex, like kiosks, cinemas, two banks and an amusement park, among others. The Amazonas Shopping Mall, which is the second biggest mall of northern Brazil, has plenty of movie theatres, restaurants and shops.

Address : Djalma Batista Ave., 482 Chapada - Manaus - AM - CEP: 69050-010

Phone : +55 (92) 3642-3555

Studio 5 Festival Mall

Studio 5 is a medium-size mall located close to the industrial district. The mall is also used for business meetings, conferences and commercial fairs with programs all year round. The mall has many options for shopping like electronics, clothing, toys, snack bars, and movies at the Cinemark Movie Theatres.

Address : Rodrigo Otávio Av., 555 Manaus - AM - CEP: 69073-000

Phone : +55 (92) 3216-3520

Plaza Mall Center

The Plaza Mall Center is a great place to shop, see movies and relax. In addition to the Cine Mais Movie Theatres, it has one of the best department stores in the city. This department store is famous for toys and cards.

Address : Djalma Batista Ave, 2100 - Chapada Manaus-AM.

Phone : +55**92 3236-3440

Fax : +55**92 3236-7029

Millennium Shopping Center

By entering any of the Millennium Mall stores, quality, variety, service and very good taste are evident, revealing a difference between simply buying and pleasure of buying. The Millennium Center facilitates your day-to-day offering quality services and the most respected professionals. Tower offers 03 services, Business, Medical, Shopping and a Flat. The Millennium has a beauty salon, laundry, you can even the have clothing repaired. Diapering, Lounges and Bathrooms in the Mall, Lost And Found, loans of wheelchairs. All in one place, with comfort, practicality, comfort and safety.

Address : Between Djalma Batista Ave. and Constantino Nery Ave. 1661. Vieiralves. Manaus

Phone : +55xx92 3655-3400

Website : http://www.millenniumcenter.com.br/mall

Manauara Shopping

Recently inaugurated and the newest mall in Manaus, Manauara features 300 shops. The Manauara Shopping intends to be the biggest commercial centre in Manaus, with Brazilian and international trademarks. The Mall wants to provide Manaus' inhabitants and other visitors the best in entertainment and service quality.

Address : Mário Ypiranga Monteiro Ave, 1.300 - Adrianópolis Manaus - Am

Handcrafts Org. Branco & Silva

The Central de Artesanato, which takes 15 minutes to reach by cab from the north side of the city centre, is definitely worth a visit. Twenty-three handicraft shops selling special regional crafts are located in one place. The local Manaus handicraft items available are made using ceramics, seeds, organic materials, wood and bark. Some of the goods showcased here are of gallery quality.

Address : Rua Recife st, 1.999 - Parque 10 DownTown

Phone : +55**92 3236-1241

Galeria Amazonica Souvenir Shop

A special selection of traditional and contemporary art from the region.

An exhibition space where you can purchase or order products that value the social and environmental diversity of Amazonia.

Temporary collections and permanent community product lines, with quality control and identification of origin.

Basketwork, pottery, mats, sculpture, drawings, paintings, publications, videos, photos, CDs and T-shirts.

Oversea`s shipping

Address : Costa Azevedo st, 272 - 1 FLOOR Largo do Teatro - Down Town Manaus - AM 69.010-230

Phone : +55**92 3233.4521

Website : http://www.galeriaamazonica.org.br/

Souvenir Public Fair

On Sundays a beautiful show of crafts and products from the Amazonian producers takes place on Eduardo Ribeiro Avenue. The are over four hundred stalls selling handicraft products and typical foods of the Amazon.

The diversity of products is remarkable - seedlings, decorative glass articles, a large display of products that reveal the rich culture of the Amazon, (paintings, jewelry native, regional candy, necklaces, miniature animals, arts with glass mirror, baskets, bags, artificial soaps, clothes with Amazonian prints, herbs, books, candles, shoes, decorative lamps, etc.), and ra street artists displaying their work. You can also find this fair poultry groups, which use the space to contribute in spreading the sport to win fans and supporters.

It works only on Sundays From 08:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Address : Eduardo Ribeiro Ave. DownTown Only Sundays

Adolpho Lisboa Municipal Market

The Adolpho Lisboa Market was founded during the days of the rubber boom. Today the market vendors sell a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, fish, handcrafts and other products. Not only locals, but shoppers from other cities in the region come here to buy everything they need. The area around the market is very large and offers a vast range of all kinds of products.

Address : Downtown Manaus

AM Precious Stones

Brazil is well known for precious gems. Excellent quality and a good variety of gems are available in the Amazonas Shopping Centre, in stores located in the city and in sophisticated hotels in Manaus. Amazon jewellery is generally made of gold, gems and natural products. Straw and seeds procured from the forests are often used to make traditional rings and earrings.

Address : Taj Mahal Hotel Down Town Manaus

Phone : +55**92 9154 2389

Local time: 07:04:55 AM

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