In the first residential street of Rio, a sunny Saturday may look like ancient times. In the middle of a long parallelepiped corridor surrounded by colorful historic houses, tents selling various items and interesting and cool people fills with style a large outdoor market. There, people don’t seek vegetables or seasonal fruits, but crafts; books, CDs and antique furniture; rare and curious objects; different clothes and accessories and, above all, a light and happy mood!

Today, Tonic&Lime takes you to meet one of the most prestigious free events of the city and, through a scenario of the year 1770, brings back memories of an antique Rio. Welcome to Feira Rio Antigo (Rio Old Market, in free translation), Lavradio Street, in the carioca capital’s downtown! { read more }