Porto Seguro: Shopping

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Shopping takes place all over town and especially in the shops the line Av. 22 de Abril and the Passarela do Alcool, all the way to the tip of the city where the ferry boat docks. The Passarela do Alcool is especially active after dark, when locals set up stands to sell clothing, arts and crafts on the street. There is an arts and crafts market Inside the tourist information office at the far end of the Passarela do Alcool (and past the Praça da Bandeira).

You’ll find the atelier of Bahian artist Menelaw Sete directly across the street from the Praça da Bandeira. Sete is recognized nationally for his cubist works–in the tradition of Picasso. There is an interesting art gallery featuring many Bahian artists, called Galeria da Preta (Av. Portugal 148). They are open daily until around midnight and are located at the beginning of the Passarela. The best deals on tee shirts can be found in the Cidade Historica (although there are some very cool tee-shirt designs in the shops around the Praça da Bandeira) and the best shopping mall in town is Shopping Avenida (Av. 22 de Abril), which has coffee shops, boutique stores, ice cream shops and a good Italian restaurant upstairs. You can find Cuban and other international cigars and smokes at the Officina Café e Tabacaria inside the Shopping Avenida mall.