Antique stores in Fortaleza

The map for Fortaleza, Ceará's antique stores is still blank. Our search covered roughly 40 km around Fortaleza, looking through OpenStreetMap for antique stores, and turned up nothing mapped so far. Blank maps are usually a mapping gap rather than a real gap. This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so a blank today can be a full guide tomorrow.

The beginner's authentication kit

Until Fortaleza has mapped antique shops, here's the starter method. Learn the marks — maker's marks and hallmarks are the ID cards of antiques. Check backs and undersides; construction tells the truth. Ask about provenance and restoration, openly. And if the price seems too good, assume reproduction until proven otherwise.

Fortaleza sits near the equator. There's no real off-season for antiquing here, so shops restock on the estate cycle — ask dealers when fresh estate stock arrives.

A loupe, a marks guide, and a tape measure fit in one pocket and change the whole game.

Antique smarts for Fortaleza

No mapped antique shops yet, but the hunting skills work anywhere. Four worth knowing:

• Don't be afraid to haggle (politely). Antique prices have room, especially on pieces that have sat a while. Polite offers are expected; lowballing isn't.
• Keep receipts and records. For anything valuable, keep the receipt and the dealer's description. Provenance starts with you.
• Don't refinish good pieces. Stripping an original finish can destroy most of the value. When in doubt, clean gently and leave it alone.
• Buy the best you can afford. One excellent piece beats five mediocre ones. Quality holds value; quantity just holds dust.

What we're watching for in Fortaleza

A real dealer in genuine antiques and vintage goods: furniture, jewellery, collectibles, ephemera. Old things, honestly sold.

When a qualifying antique store gets mapped in Fortaleza, this page updates on the next refresh with its name, address where available, and whatever hours, phone or website the mappers recorded. Nothing here is paid placement and nothing is sponsored — if it's on the map, it's on the page.

This page refreshes daily from the latest map data, so the moment a qualifying antique store appears in Fortaleza's OpenStreetMap data, it shows up here — usually within a day of being mapped.

Put Fortaleza on the map

Know an antique store here that isn't listed? The fastest route onto this page runs through OpenStreetMap: add it as shop=antiques with its name and address, and it'll appear here after our next daily refresh. Local knowledge beats every dataset. The most useful details are the antique store's name, its street address, and its opening hours — even a name and a pin on the map is enough to get started.