most stores in rio de janeiro are open during the week from monday to friday as early as 9am, and some even at 8am - depending on each indivdual shop, business hours can begin saturday midday, which is the case on sundays if the establishment is not closed for the day or have reduced hours.

most stores are closed on major holidays, except for shopping malls, which tend to have holiday hours - it is always best to gather further information online or by phone for the exact operation hours of each particular place.

what visitors may notice while shopping in rio, are the prices listed on store items, which usually list both one full price value, and another value that is significantly less than the other - at first look, this can be confusing to the shopping newcomer, unfamiliar with the pricing system.