markets are a well-liked alternative to supermarkets, and widely held throughout rio de janeiro, varying in product and merchandise - they also allow opportunities for food purveyors, locals, and visitors to foster a sense of community with one another.

there are quite a few popular markets providing some of the best locally grown fruit and vegetable produce in zona sul - bear in mind that the early-riser gets the best pick of the vendors, who are very friendly and good-humoured, often offering small tastes of their products to potential buyers.

a visit to praça general osório on a tuesday morning is a essential, located outside of the metrô station in ipanema - also nearby in ipanema, at praça nossa senhora da paz, there is large farmer's market on friday mornings - there are many other market fairs such as feira livre on sundays in copacabana, on rua siqueira campos, feira livre do flamengo on wednesday mornings, located in praça nicaragua of botafogo, but closer to the flamengo side of town.