Originally Posted by
meraki
Bloomberg ran a story about where to buy licensed Olympics souvenirs, the big store at Copacabana like you've all mentioned. However, there's a second store in Rio that sells cheaper, lower quality items but they didn't say exactly where this store is. Anyone know?
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...-own-knockoffs
What a joke!
The Olympic Committee has NEVER come up against the "camelos" (unlicensed street vendors) of Rio, with "pirata" (unlicensed) merchandise of any and all kinds set out on a piece of fabric on the sidewalk, ready to bundle and run at the first sign of the "fizicalizao" police. Particularly at this time of economic crisis, the camelos should be out in full force to try to make a few reais from all the tourists. Olympic T-shirts for R&10 or less, and can't tell the difference, including "pirata" official tags.