Fortaleza and other cities in Northeastern Brazilian are known for the production of handicraft. Talented artists produce stuff in clothes, leather, wood, glass, coconuts, sand and more. Prices may seem outrageously low for foreigners: pieces which take days to complete are often sold for less than R$ 100.

The Central Market is a building with four floors, designed specifically to be a market; there are dozens of shops in each floor. Shops sell t-shirts, hammocks, clay sculptures, paintings, etc. The market is big. The floors are connected by ramps and stairs. About one hundred shops sell handicraft, t-shirts, regional food, etc. Shop around before buying; prices are usually similar, but bargaining is always possible.

In the first floor, there are some self-service restaurants (popular, not very refined cuisine).

Explore Fortaleza

  ·Around Fortaleza: The beaches
  ·Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura
  ·Centro de Turismo and the Museu de Arte e Cultura Popular
  ·Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
  ·Fortaleza's beaches
  ·Mercado Central
  ·Passeio Público and Praça dos Mártires
  ·Praça José de Alencar