Thrift stores in São Paulo

If you like the hunt, São Paulo, SP is worth a wander: 30 second-hand and charity shops are mapped here. 4 of them are charity shops and 26 are independent second-hand stores, so São Paulo gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.

This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around São Paulo (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Arca da Vila and Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações, plus Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente - Vila Santa Catarina — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from São Paulo's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The São Paulo thrift lineup

30 mapped within about 40 km:

Arca da Vila

Second-hand store

Arca da Vila — an independent second-hand store on 1140 Rua Fradique Coutinho. Also worth knowing about Arca da Vila: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

1140 Rua Fradique Coutinho, 05416-001

Phone: +55 11 3815-2056

Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações

Charity shop

Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações — a charity shop, found on 260 Largo do Arouche in São Paulo. Also worth knowing about Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

260 Largo do Arouche, São Paulo, 01219-010

Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-19:00

Phone: +55 11 97040 2417

Website

Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente - Vila Santa Catarina

Charity shopRun by Exército de Salvação

Run by Exército de Salvação, Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente - Vila Santa Catarina is a charity shop.

Cresci e Perdi

Second-hand store

Cresci e Perdi is an independent second-hand store on 5657 Avenida Professor Luiz Ignácio Anhaia Mello, São Paulo. Cresci e Perdi also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; PH off; it has a website with more detail.

5657 Avenida Professor Luiz Ignácio Anhaia Mello, São Paulo, 03295-000

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-19:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; PH off

Website

Look Divertido

Second-hand store

Look Divertido is an independent second-hand store on 930 Avenida Álvaro Guimarães.

930 Avenida Álvaro Guimarães

Usei Bodiei

Second-hand store

Usei Bodiei is an independent second-hand store on 583 Rua Dom Armando Lombardi.

583 Rua Dom Armando Lombardi

Brechó Ikigai

Second-hand storeRun by Karina Costa Uchida

Brechó Ikigai is an independent second-hand store run by Karina Costa Uchida on 988 Av. Luis Gonzaga do Nascimento, Monte Mor. Brechó Ikigai also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.

988 Av. Luis Gonzaga do Nascimento, Monte Mor, 13190-000

Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00, Sa 10:00-14:00

Phone: +55 19 97136 3197

Website

Brechó e Pontas

Second-hand store

Brechó e Pontas — an independent second-hand store, found on 283 Rua Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme in São Paulo.

283 Rua Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme, São Paulo

Brechó

Second-hand store

Brechó is an independent second-hand store on Rua Ana Clara. Brechó also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as De segunda à segunda das 10:00 as 18:30.

Rua Ana Clara

Hours: De segunda à segunda das 10:00 as 18:30

brechó

Second-hand storeRun by dona

brechó is an independent second-hand store run by dona on 926 Rua José Antônio Fontes, São Paulo. brechó also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00 18:00.

926 Rua José Antônio Fontes, São Paulo, 03255-000

Hours: 10:00 18:00

Brechó da Val

Second-hand store

Brechó da Val is an independent second-hand store on 183 Rua Licio Marcondes do Amaral.

183 Rua Licio Marcondes do Amaral

Kasa Sol Brechó

Second-hand store

Kasa Sol Brechó is an independent second-hand store on Rua Oragnof.

Rua Oragnof

Peça Rara

Second-hand store

Peça Rara is an independent second-hand store on Avenida Kennedy.

Avenida Kennedy

Brechó Maria Magdala

Second-hand store

Brechó Maria Magdala — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Brechó Maria Magdala: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 11:00-16:30.

Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-16:30

Mumura Brechó

Second-hand store

Mumura Brechó is an independent second-hand store on 7513 Av. das Nações Unidas, São Paulo. Mumura Brechó also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 09:00-21:00; it has a website with more detail.

7513 Av. das Nações Unidas, São Paulo, 05425-030

Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00

Website

Sebo Chama de Uma Vela

Second-hand store

Sebo Chama de Uma Vela — an independent second-hand store.

Cresci e Perdi

Second-hand store

Cresci e Perdi — an independent second-hand store.

Cresci e Perdi

Second-hand store

Cresci e Perdi — an independent second-hand store on 1680 Avenida Professor Manoel José Pedroso. Also worth knowing about Cresci e Perdi: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off.

1680 Avenida Professor Manoel José Pedroso, 06717-100

Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; PH off

Giralook

Second-hand store

Giralook is an independent second-hand store.

Vintagizei

Second-hand store

Vintagizei is an independent second-hand store.

Dig For Fashion Augusta - Brechó

Second-hand store

Dig For Fashion Augusta - Brechó — an independent second-hand store on 2078 Rua Augusta.

2078 Rua Augusta

Peça Rara

Second-hand store

Peça Rara is an independent second-hand store on 352 Rua do Rocio, São Paulo.

352 Rua do Rocio, São Paulo

Brechó Vertical

Second-hand store

Brechó Vertical — an independent second-hand store.

Bazar Beneficente Projeto Social LiFe

Second-hand store

Bazar Beneficente Projeto Social LiFe — an independent second-hand store.

Brechó

Second-hand store

Brechó is an independent second-hand store.

Brechó da Jú

Second-hand store

Brechó da Jú — an independent second-hand store, found on 286 Rua Astrapéia in São Paulo.

286 Rua Astrapéia, São Paulo

Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente

Charity shopRun by Exército de Salvação

Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente is a charity shop run by Exército de Salvação on 647 Rua José Bonifácio, Diadema.

647 Rua José Bonifácio, Diadema, 09960-120

Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente Mauá

Charity shopRun by Exército de Salvação

Run by Exército de Salvação, Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente Mauá is a charity shop, found on 136 Rua Luis Mariani in Mauá. Also worth knowing about Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente Mauá: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.

136 Rua Luis Mariani, Mauá, 09390-050

Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-17:00

Phone: +55 11 3238-4606

Brechó Sitio Agar

Second-hand store

Brechó Sitio Agar is an independent second-hand store on 4064 Avenida Tenente Marques.

4064 Avenida Tenente Marques

Brechó 51

Second-hand store

Brechó 51 — an independent second-hand store, found on 51 Rua Capitão Pinto Ferreira in São Paulo.

51 Rua Capitão Pinto Ferreira, São Paulo, 01423-020

What the map tells us about thrifting in São Paulo

9 of the 30 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for São Paulo — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to São Paulo; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.

4 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.

The São Paulo thrift circuit

Making a day of it in São Paulo? Work this order: Arca da Vila on 1140 Rua Fradique Coutinho, Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações on 260 Largo do Arouche, Exército de Salvação - Bazar Beneficente - Vila Santa Catarina, Cresci e Perdi on 5657 Avenida Professor Luiz Ignácio Anhaia Mello, Look Divertido on 930 Avenida Álvaro Guimarães, Usei Bodiei on 583 Rua Dom Armando Lombardi, Brechó Ikigai on 988 Av. Luis Gonzaga do Nascimento, and Brechó e Pontas on 283 Rua Desembargador Eliseu Guilherme. That's 30 stops, and if you hit them in sequence you won't backtrack. 22 more are listed below.

Thrifting tips for São Paulo

A few things worth knowing before you work through São Paulo's thrift stores:

Donate while you're there at Arca da Vila. Bring a bag of your own cast-offs. It keeps the cycle going and the volunteers remember friendly faces.
Test every button and dial at Espaço Arouche - Brechós, Antiguidades e Decorações. Lamps, radios, kitchen gadgets — try them in the store if there's an outlet handy. As-is means as-is.
Follow the shop if it's online. Some stores post new arrivals or sale days on social media. One follow costs nothing and catches the announcements.
Measure the car, not just the room. That bookshelf fits the wall but not the hatchback. Know your cargo space before you fall in love.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around São Paulo — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in São Paulo can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 30 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.

Prices at São Paulo's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — São Paulo included.

Thrift store listings for São Paulo: 30 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.