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We love the hippi fair in Rio and were excited to know that we would be able to make it given the time our ship docked. We grabbed a cab at the port and headed straight there. BUT it was CARNAVAL - Not a good time to visit the hippi fair. Only a few vendors had opened up and the crowds of carnval block parties pretty much took over the square. usually an amazing place - but be careful and keep everything of value in a fannypack under your shorts!…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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As my wife and I strolled through Ipanema, we stumbled upon the Sunday Hippie Fair. It was by happenstance because we didn’t plan that. It was a blessing because my wife loved it. She was interested in purses, blankets, and rugs that vendors were selling. She found a vendor selling blankets and she bought a few of them. She liked them a lot. She also bought a beach bag that said Copacabana on it. We even came back to buy two more blankets because she wanted to give them out as souvenirs. The vendors we worked with only spoke Portugese so there was a bit of a language gap but we paid in cash and it worked out.…
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Very nice place to visit for Sunday Morning,a lot of stuff at very good prices and you can bargin also...friendly people good vibe...I'll be back again for sure....
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Date of experience: January 2020
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It was a fun thing to do, because I love street markets and street fairs all over the world. There was a big mixture of types of booths, from handicrafts, jewelry to large artworks. Did purchase several things to get in to bags before flying home that night. Be sure to bring local currency cash to make best deals. You can haggle.on price, but we aren't very good at it!…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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I was desperate for souvenirs and visited with high expectations which were not met. The items were of poor quality and I ended up empty handed despite going around twice
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Date of experience: December 2019
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