Amazonas
The shop for this local foundation, set up to help local community projects, has an excellent choice of mostly wooden crafts, from carved animals and…
Must-see shopping in Amazonas
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Manaus
Right on Praça São Sebastião, this is Manaus’ top shop for genuine-article Amazonian handiwork, including gorgeous basketwork, pottery and folk art, as…
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Manaus
One of several casas de redes (hammock shops) clustered around this corner; this one has a monster selection and amiable service. For riverboat trips,…
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Amazonas
This small shop at the entrance to the port sells crafts from the Waimiri Atroari indigenous people who live a day's journey north of Novo Airão, along…
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Amazonas
This one-room showroom exhibits the eye-catching paintings (parrots are a recurring theme) of local artist Buy Chaves and the wood-sculpted furnishings of…
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Manaus
This attractive shop has a small but carefully chosen range of jewelry, T-shirts and other crafts, as well as paintings and black-and-white photography.
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Manaus
This small kiosk on the square, right next to the Teatro Amazonas, has an intriguing selection of mostly Portuguese-language books on the Amazon, as well…
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Manaus
This large downtown supermarket is a good place to buy batteries, rain ponchos, toiletries, and so on.
