a product of the influential hippie culture of the 1960s, feira hippie, or ipanema hippie fair, is a world-renowned artisan fair that sets up its colorful stalls every week, selling a great variety of intriguing products and one-of-a-kind artisan work - attracting visitors from all over the city and beyond, the fair has amassed a sterling reputation as one of rio de janeiro's great exhibitions of creative arts and crafts, taken place every single sunday for the last five decades since 1968, from 7am-7pm.

a tribute to the fair's success, the feira hippie takes up an entire city block, in the exclusive ipanema neighborhood, with the epicenter located at praça general osório, between the streets teixeira de melo, visconde de pirajá and prudente de morais, the market is only a stones throw away from the beach, making it easily accessible before or after a day relaxing on the iconic sands of ipanema.

with its expansive reach stretching so far throughout the neighborhood, it is considered the largest outdoor market of arts and crafts in the world, known to attract some of the finest artists in rio - a wonderful idea for any traveler looking for gifts to bring home, as the work that is bought supports local artists and artisans, and much of the items to be found reflect a truly authentic brazilian experience, easily accessible by metrô or bus.