at a glance

inaugurated in 1981, barra shopping is the largest and most famous shopping mall in rio - located at about 30-minute car ride from ipanema and copacabana, this huge shopping mall has a great selection of stores, and is a landmark week-end destination form many cariocas.

high-end brands, electronics, music, fashion, gastronomy, and general merchandise shops are all connected under one roof and make this mall a great destination for a beach-break or a rainy day.

most shopping malls in barra da tijuca have rather refined gastronomic centers, making available a variety of prime restaurants in close proximity to one another - barra da tijuca is also home to an unofficial neighborhood called  jardim oceânico, an area with a high concentration of shops, bars, and quiet private residences.