EMPÓRIO DA CACHAÇA
Read moreParaty is a city renowned for its terroir and its stills that provide excellent cachaças. The Empório da Cachaça offers no less than three hundred types of artisanal cachaças , from the state of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, but also from the region of Paraty itself: Coqueiro pingas, Vamos Nessa, Itatinga, Paratiana among others. Many other artisanal gourmet products are also on sale, including colourful bottles of chilli-flavoured oil. Small barrels of cachaça can be a good gift idea.
EMPORIO SANTO ANTONIO
Read moreThe Emporio Santo Antonio appears as a magical grocery store for lovers of spices and regional products. Right in the heart of the historic old town, the Emporio is a "delicatessen" offering many local handicrafts: vegetable preserves, doce de leite (a kind of milk-based spread), bananada and goiabada (fruit pastes made from banana and guava), liqueurs, including the famous cachaça. There are always good gift ideas, from local dried fruits to spice oils.
CACHAÇARIA CANA CAIANA
Read moreThis liquor store offers an impressive collection of cachaças (over 400 varieties), cigars and local products. Cana Caiana is named after a cachaça from Paraty, historically a region of sugarcane and cachaça. You can try a few varieties in this specialized shop (in moderation, of course). The knowledge of the sales staff will enable them to advise you according to your tastes. Some cachaças are flavored with cinnamon or cloves, while others are amber and barrel-aged.