Ilha Grande is a perfect place for buying authentic Brazilian goods. Here you can find clothes and shoes by American and European companies. However, high taxes and the necessity to spend quite a big amount of money on shipping right to the islands influence prices badly. Ilha Grande, as well as Brazil in general, is absolutely not the right place for buying winter and autumn clothes. There is no winter at all so you won’t be able to find even a pair of short boots and warm coats or fur hats especially. If you’re looking for the continuous diverse shopping, then it’s better to go to the continent for a few days; there is a wide choice of different stuff there and it’s much more diverse than on a quite a big island. But remember, that here cashless payment is the most common way of payment here. Nobody would forbid you to pay with cash, of course, but eventually, you’ll miss just a couple of coins from a change. Don’t be surprised if you see a «20x6» on a price tag as you come to a grocery store. The point is that the locals buy goods in installments so often that people started to print all the price tags like this: «payment for month* installments date». You also can bargain on the local markets, but don’t be zealous. The locals don’t like getting into conflicts. So, the first thing you should buy as soon as you come to the island is the so-called «havianas» - local flip-flops. They are so popular here that people wear
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