Photos: Shopping in São Paulo, Brazil

A woman buys a silver bracelet from Mexico at the MASP antiques fair.  (Phuong-Cac Nguyen / For The Times)

At the MASP antique fair, underneath the São Paulo Museum of Art, goods for sale include English Wedgwood china and Canton ware as well as tableware and figurines.  (Phuong-Cac Nguyen / For The Times)

On Saturdays, artists take over the northern perimeter of the Praca da Republica to sell their works.  (Phuong-Cac Nguyen / For The Times)

One of the secrets to shopping at the Vila Madalena market in São Paulo is to wait until vendors are packing up their wares. Prices fall by sometimes more than half during the last hour the market is open, as vendors would rather sell at a discount than be stuck with perishable inventory.  (Phuong-Cac Nguyen / For The Times)