Love this grocery store. Clean, bright, spacious and no weird smells. The clientele is extra polite…read moreand accommodating, no pushy shopping cart maneuvers here. If you've experienced a certain low budget supermarket down the street you know what I mean. Large assortment of fruits, veggies, juices and other health foods. They have some ready to eat salads and cut fruit. No lines at the checkout! Get your fruit fix here, the cut mango is amazeballs.

Hortifruti was recommended to me for their fresh fruit, juices, and fresh Brazilian breads and…read morepastries. The store wasn't crowded and seems fairly clean but I found the assortment small and limited. I think there are other stores in the Copacabana-area with higher-quality fresh produce, diary, meat, and packaged food items. I walked out without purchasing anything and shopped at another store. www.hortifruti.com.br

Fabulous street market in Brasil!…read more Here you will find many vendors set up displaying their goods in fresh produce in fruits, veggies, meats, cheeses, spices, herbs, condiments, oils, flowers, plants, and made to order food such as tapioca crepe pancakes, sugar cane juice, pastels, even some clothing / accessories, and more! Vendors are friendly and welcoming. Everything I tried here was muito bom! If I had visited this place sooner during my stay, I would have bought some fruits to bring back to the place I was staying. Be sure to bring a reusable bag to add your goods in and I would say... sun protection (I went in Summer - it was hot and the sun was beaming). Also recommended to come on an empty stomach to try some of the hot food vendors. A few of my favorites was the freshly made sugar cane juice (tried two ways - one pure sugar cane juice and the other I squeezed lime juice and then the sugar cane juice was poured into my cup); trying fruits I typically haven't tried or eat at home like acerola (which contains more vitamin c than 1 orange), seriguela, jaca (jackfruit - only had as vegan tacos), caju (cashew), and ones I know but were delish - mangas (mangos), caqui (persimmon); queijo coalho (salty cheese from Northeast Brasil) and queijo canastra (sharp cheese from Minas Gerais); last but not least loved the tapioca pancake I had filled with queijo! (they offer many other types of fillings - from savory to sweet!) I can't wait to be back here again :D