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Cortiço & Netos on Rua Maria Andrade sells original azulejos salvaged from demolished buildings - every tile is different, and they're heavy to carry home. Amor Records on Rua dos Anjos has deep crates of Portuguese and African vinyl. Walk Avenida Almirante Reis from Intendente toward Martim Moniz around 7pm - that's when Anjos shifts from day to night and everything overlaps.
3 things to do, 3 shops, all in Anjos.
Anjos rewards people who actually look at storefronts. Mono Lisboa on Rua Feio Terenas runs the kind of artist-led program that other neighborhoods try to manufacture, Amor Records pulls Brazilian and Portuguese vinyl from crates that take an hour to flip through, and Cortiço & Netos has been selling 1960s factory azulejos out of the same Rua Maria Andrade shopfront for years.
Record store, listening room, and bar rolled into one on Rua dos Anjos, founded in 2017 by a Brazilian DJ with deep São Paulo roots. Crates span Brazilian psych, house, techno, world music, funk, and disco, and the place stays open until 23:00 serving wine and cocktails alongside vinyl.
Family-run tile shop on Rua Maria Andrade selling discontinued Portuguese factory stock from the 1960s onward, most pieces priced between four and eight euros. Flip through long wooden boxes of tiles like you would record crates, and ship internationally if your suitcase can't take the weight.
Artist-run space on Rua Feio Terenas where collective work actually means something - rotating exhibitions, studio residencies, and international exchanges across painting, video, and installation. The building itself feels like a working organism, not a polished gallery waiting for collectors.
Anjos shops run narrow and specific: Groovie Records has been pressing garage and tropicália reissues since 2005, Couve on Rua Maria sells vegan wallets and shoes out of a closet-sized storefront, and Retro City keeps the Intendente racks heavy with Levi's and Carhartt. No concept stores, no boutique fluff.
Record label turned Anjos shop, founded in 2005 and specializing in garage, psych, Brazilian tropicália, post-punk, and their own Portuguese Nuggets reissue series. Edgar Raposo runs the place himself and hosts Saturday afternoon concerts in the space.
Tiny vegan shoe and accessories shop on Rua Maria near Igreja dos Anjos, stocking wallets, backpacks, belts, and footwear with zero animal products. Small range, clear convictions, open Tuesday through Saturday.
A British-Spanish couple has been running this Intendente shop since 2016, packing the rails with Levi's, Carhartt, Adidas, leather jackets, kimonos, and actual military uniforms from the 50s through 90s. Bring cash, they don't take cards.
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