Things are changing literally daily in Luanda. So please let us know if you find anywhere new we can tell you about. The list below is not meant to be exhaustive, but it includes the places where members have had the most luck!
Electrical goods
Fabrics
Garden plants
Home and Gifts
Sporting goods
Toys
Other
– Kero supermarkets (see food section for details)
– Casa Con (Talatona)
– Jumbo (City) – see food section for details
– Viptex (City) – Avenida Comandante Valodia, 176
– Sao Paulo Fabric market – this is basically a collection of traders all selling fabrics within an upper floor area. Be careful, it’s not the nicest part of town, so make sure you are in a group and with your driver. This is a great blog which describes it perfectly:
http://mrbrasil.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/sao-paulo-market/
– Cemtec – near to Viana (but well worth the drive – and also has a coffee shop)
– Be prepared to also buy from the side of the road, there are some reasonable plants being sold in some places
– Kinda Home – near to Viana, but again well worth the drive
– Atrium Shopping centre – Nova Vida – there are a couple of nice small gift shops here
– Atmosphere – Rua Higino Avres, 20B
– Kero supermarkets (see food section for details)
– Atrium Shopping centre – Nova Vida – there is a sports shop here
– Shoprite and Kero supermarkets (see food section for details)
– There is a toy shop next door to Casa dos Frescos (Kyanda / Luanda condominiums)
– Terra do Nunca – Rua Cordeira do Mata 140 – for dressing up costumes
– Dry Cleaning – for a good dry cleaner in Talatona, go to the shops near Casa dos Frescos (Kyanda / Luanda condominiums)
