Every major city in Brazil has a "hippie fair" and Rio's is one of the best. Since the late 60s at the peak of the hippie movement, this huge outdoor market has been selling everything from handcrafts, silver jewellery, paintings, furniture and sculptures, to old clothes and typical regional food from the North and Northeast of the country. Occasionally you can spot a famous artist mingling in the crowd, made up mostly by tourists, especially foreign. It is not hard to find an English or French-speaking salesperson.