for instance, rio sul shopping is located in the botafogo neighborhood, and provides transportation to passangers departing from the royal tulip hotel in são conrado as well as the cardeal arcoverde metrô station - other shopping centers offering this complimentary service include but are not limited to barrashopping, shopping metropolitano barra, and via parque shopping - each mall has its own specific destinations and timetable, for more information visit the official website of each individual mall.

pets are generally not allowed inside shopping centers, or especially establishments where food is sold and prepared - small dogs can be seen in dog bags or dog strollers in some places, but they are typically trained and should not distract others from their activities.

a no smoking policy is applied to shopping center, or any closed venue for that matter - for more information on smoking regulations visit our section of rio sem fumo (smokeless rio) here. 

here we list some of the shopping centers that can be found in the city, for those interested in knowing about all malls in rio de janeiro, the associação brasileira de shopping centers makes the list available on this link.