one of the best escapes for a rainy day has to be a big, cozy, pampering shopping mall - rich of stores, restaurants, game rooms, family rooms, and even movie theaters, in fact, shopping can be so much fun to almost make someone wish for a rainy day, or any excuse not to go to the beach or on a cool trek.

when that is the case, there are plenty of choices as far as locations and styles - most of the largest and more modern shopping malls are located in the south-west zone of rio, specifically in barra da tijuca.

however, a few among the most popular shopping malls in the city are conveniently located very close to the beaches of rio's famous zona sul.

there are currently a few ice skating rinks located in the city, and most of them are located inside shopping malls - fun on ice is at the shopping barra garden, in barra da tijuca.