Our first task today was to find an ATM that took our Travelex Cash Passport card which turned out to be harder than expected. Citibank and HSBC banks were the best bet but they were either hard to find or out-of-order. Brazil has lots of ATMs but not all of them have the Visa/Cirrus sticker. However, we eventually found one and got 'cashed up'. and headed to the famous Hippie markets in Ipanema. The markets are really no longer just for hippies but include an extensive array of jewellery, leather goods, clothing, art and paintings, and other homewares as well as the obligatory tourist stuff. The suburbs of Ipanema and Leblon are much more upmarket compared to Copacabana and on our next visit would consider staying here instead.
After the markets, we travelled along the road to Leblon to a mall called Shopping Leblon. As it was a public holiday here today, and many shops were closed, the humid weather made this a good excuse to shop in air conditioned comfort for a couple of hours. Malls are malls the world over and this one was really no different but it was clean, and extensive so we managed to browse and buy a few things before heading back to the hotel.
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