Discount websites have arrived in Brazil. An ever-increasing number of sites offer substantial discounts on food and services being advertised through their web pages. Every day I receive on my inbox a daily offer being sent by some of those websites. I’ve been using Clube Urbano but there are plenty more (all of them suspiciously [...]
No stay in Cabo Frio would be complete without a visit to the rua Gamboa, better known as Rua dos Biquínis (bikini street). It’s a street turned into an open-air shopping center (the Gamboa Shopping). Along the pedestrian street, more than 70 shops selling mainly bikinis, as well as other beach accesories. The street is [...]
There are negotiable and non-negotiable prices in Brazil. It only makes sense to haggle (pechinchar) where there’s room for it. With very few exceptions, prices at the following places are non-negotiable: supermarkets, bookstores, record shops; in general, shops that sell products with a price tag on them. However, there are exceptions to this rule that [...]
