Mercado dos Pinhões

This former meat market was imported piece by piece from Europe and set up in 1897. Refurbished and now used as a handicrafts fair with a variety of cultural events five days a week from Afro-Brazilian culture and art to contemporary dance and the local forró music style.

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Address

Praça Visconde de Pelotas, Praia de Iracema

Getting there

2 blocks inland from the shops at Rua Monsenhor Tabosa