How about taking a nice trip with your family, as a couple and enjoying the whole Saturday? The suggestion is the Feira do Lavradio! It's a place to appreciate the architecture of old Rio, have fun in the streets of Lapa, enjoy great restaurants nearby and buy really cool souvenirs.
Due to the pandemic, the city of Rio authorized the fair with a maximum of 250 exhibitors per edition and it will now take place weekly with alternation between stands. Therefore, the fair, which was monthly, is now weekly.
With a distance of two meters between tents and on the sidewalks of the bars, all exhibitors and customers are required to wear a mask and alcohol gel totems will be available to the public. The restaurants on Rua do Lavradio are also following the city hall's golden rules.
The Rio Antigo Fair is a traditional tourist/cultural event on Rua do Lavradio, which for over 22 years has strived for the socio/cultural requalification of Rio Antigo, organized by the Associação Polo Novo Rio Antigo, and has Brazilianness as its main characteristic. It has established itself in the city's cultural scene, enchanting visitors with a beautiful tour of the past. Rua do Lavradio is the first residential street in the city, opened in 1771 by the Viceroy Marquês do Lavradio.
The fair sells handicrafts, clothes, second-hand bookstores and antiques and is one of the most popular in Rio and runs every Saturday, from 9am to 5pm.
