those looking for some baked goods would enjoy a visit to praça tenente gil guilherme, in urca, for freshly baked bread, bruschetta's and cookies.

one neighborhood, renowned for having some of the finest markets in the city, is ipanema. every tuesday it is feira de praça general osório, known as one of the city's most colorful markets, while friday plays host to the biggest food market in the neighborhood, spanning across 400 meters at the praça nossa senhora da paz, it is a marvelous display of exotic products.