Mercado Brasil

I am always thrilled when I see Brasilian things, having spent a summer there years ago. I was walking to go to Arizmendi when I saw this place and had to stop in! They’ve got a nice selection of Brasilian groceries, candies, etc, some of the stuff I rarely see here in the USA like the giant Nestle candy eggs! I was very excited to see they had Antarctica guarana and sold pao de queijo and coxhina! A little pricey ($ 2 for guarana, $ 3.50 for coxhina), but not many other places to get this stuff. I placed my order and was a happy man!

Came all the way from the east bay to buy acai packets and the guy says he can no longer sell them. I am celiac and cannot have risk them making a bowl, I have make my own. Terrible customer service. I will not ever be coming here again

I loved it!!! A gente pode sentir um pouco de nossa terra nesta loja, amei os produtos, o pessoal que trabalha lá é 10, ouvir português que é tudo de bom, muito massa ter vocês por aqui!

I’ve been meaning to stop here for a while now as I walk by almost every day. It appears to be family owned; now serving coffee, pastries, and hot food, as well as products imported from Brazil. Perhaps I missed the main menu because The man in front of me got heavy plate of home cooked food with meat, rice, and greens and the warmed behind the counter was full of delicious looking samosas etc. I got the Acai bowl for breakfast and it was huge and delicious with a side of corn bread I’m too full to eat but will anyways.

I really love their acai bowls but last time the guy working there got up from where he was hanging out near the front entrance and starting making the bowl without washing his hands. He used his hands to put stuff into the bowl. It was gross. I’m not coming back and I’m sad about it. I wish they had higher cleanliness standards.

Nice folks, but could handle business a little better. Called ahead to order something distinctive Brazillian, told me to come pick it up two days later. I called on the pickup day, and I was told they didn’t have it. I was very pretty upset, but then he offered to deliver it to my house that day! Another time, they write down my credit card info, but I ended up paying cash. That was kind of sketchy since I got a fraudulent charge a week after. I like to think it was just a coincident, but they should not have taken a customer’s credit card info when they don’t need it after all.
Those incidents won’t stop me from buying more authentic Brazillian groceries especially when there’s a cute Brazillian cashier.

Back on a Saturday at 4 PM since I was un the neighborhood, which is hopping with people as any commercial street during the pre-​holiday season. CLOSED!

I’ve always loved Mercado Brasil for their groceries, but now they make AMAZING acai! It reminded me so much of the acai I got in Brazil (though, I am definitely no expert). It was also ~huge~. It’s hard to get acai that’s actually smooth and not overly sweet, but they’ve got it. Love it.
Also got some frozen pao de queijo that I am definitely looking forward to.

Note: This review is for the Acai bowl only. The market otherwise looks like a wonderful place to find Brazilian snacks
I got the original acai bowl here off a Unilocal recommendation and was overall pretty disappointed with the results. I walked in around 10am on a weekday, which probably explains how quiet it was in there. The man working the «counter» was sitting in the money transfer room up front. The café portion of the store looked like it had not even been opened for the day.
Pluses:
–The service is friendly, the environment is clean
–The bathroom is quite homey :)
–Generous portions of acai
Cons:
–Again, looks like the café portion of this place is never used
–Not enough toppings on the acai bowl to compliment the intense amount of acai smoothie at the bottom — the toppings entail mainly a lot of granola and a few slices of banana
–Man behind the counter hands me a white plastic spoon for my bowl visibly grayed from dust. When asked for a new spoon, he grabs another spoon out of a container that contained an odd mixture of metal reusable spoons and plastic white spoons. I was already concerned over whether the spoon was new. I tried to brush the thought away, but just as I was, I see him examining the «new» spoon, finding the same amount of dust on it, rinsed it in the sink, and wiped it off with the kitchen rag. :(

It’s a cozy place, and the people that work here are so welcoming. They have a nice big screen TV to watch the World Cup games. Delicious munchies to eat during the game and since I loooooove hearing the language it’s so enjoyable to just sit and hear everyone interact. Definitely worth checking the place out if you’re on Valencia curious to explore :)

Update 2: they rearranged it and it’s much more organized — looks great. The gentleman and 2 young ladies working there were extremely friendly and helpful. There is also much more selection now. Bom trabalho pessoal!
Update — they got some farofa temperada in, put that on your rice and beans, you’ll like it. The gentleman working there last time we were in here was very helpful and gave our kids some free samples of açaí smoothies. If you’ve ever spent significant time in Brazil, you probably miss the guaraná Antártica, sucos de maracujá e caju, and farofa temperada — Mercado Brasil has these and more.

If I could give zero stars, I would for the way they run their business. When I walked in to their store, the one of two women deeply engrossed in their phones walked over to me and confronted me with the hostile, insightful comment, «This is a Brazilian store.» This she followed with a glare while I attempted to browse. The other woman was too involved with her phone to give a sh* that her co-​worker is driving away business. No wonder no one goes inside there.

5 stars because it’s the best place for Brazilian groceries. The employees are nice and don’t mind helping with my portuguese. It’s a little pricey but you get the real stuff. I love the suco de maracujá!!

Muita cara de pau, vendendo produtos fora da validade pela metade do preço! Quero ver se alguém passa mal e processa vcs!!!
Grocery selling things out of date by cheaper prices! Never buy at this place!
Thanks

I walked in here by chance, and thought I would look for «piri piri» (or «peri peri») sauce, which is spicy oil that I had in Portugal. I knew that there was a Brazilian version of it, but I wasn’t sure if it was called the same thing. When I asked the lady at the desk if she had it, she looked at me weirdly and told me irritatedly «I don’t know what that is». I felt very awkward as she made me feel like I did something wrong. perhaps it was a bad day for her, but it also made it a worse day for me :(

This review is short and sweet. I love Guarana Antarctica soda from Brazil. The place carries it in both the 12 ounce can and the 1.5 L bottle. The canned soda is $ 1 a can, which is a very reasonable price when you compare that to Amazon.
Parking, that is a nightmare. Bring a friend and have them circle the block.

I went to this place some times. Its a pretty small market and doesnt have a good variety of products. They wor with imported products, so we should expect the price be a little bit more expensive, but some times i could find the same pruduct or simillar, cheaper in one of the Mission Small Markets.
The staff is pretty friendly, they speak portuguese all the time, and their english is good as well.

Recently back from a trip to Rio de Janiero, I wanted to throw a «Taste of Brazil» party for friends. Where to find the ingredients for feijoada (the national dish of Brazil) which has ingredients like carne seca, or Guarana, a Brazilian carbonated drink? Mecardo Brasil to the rescue!
As other Unilocalers have noted, the staff is friendly and often chatting in Portuguese, so it’s a great place to practice your Portuguese too. They have a pretty wide selection of stuff. Be prepared to drop some $$$ here. One twelve pack of Guarana is $ 23.87 including tax. Ouch! But then it is coming from halfway across the world.
I’m half tempted to put a sign on the cans at my party. «This soda costs more than the beer!» which is also imported, but unfortunately not from Brazil. I couldn’t find Brazilian beer anywhere.

On my first date with my bf, he introduced me to this little market. I didn’t know much about the Brazilian culture. but I got some killer Pimento peppers and hot sauce. Fast forward 3 months, I just got back from a trip of a life time in Brazil… one I will feel nostalgic about for many years to come. This little Market will serve as a little slice of Brazil for me.
Oh.the staff there are super sweet and friendly… true to their Brazilian nature.

I’ve been a fan of Mercado Brasil for 10 years, since it opened!
I’m a brazilian living in the US for 14 years and I absolutely love stopping by and always feel like I’m back home. The «cochinha» is actually better than the ones you get in Brazil, seriously!
The service is very very friendly and if there is ever something wrong the owner of the store is very cooperative about taking it back.
Love, love, love Mercado Brasil!
Cochinha and guarana… Yummmm!!!

Thank you for being here! I need a local Brazilian market down here too! lol This place is really small but it’s packed full of different foods from Brazil and the almighty. most important thing! GUARANA Soda!!!
Don’t worry PK! I got you some. I also picked up some Pao de Quijo. going to try and make some this holiday season. It will be the first time ever! ^_​^ Their prices seem to have risen a little bit but the Guarana is about the same. It’s $ 1 a can… expensive. yes. but it beats buying it when you go to Brazilian BBQ. now that is expensive!
The people here are very friendly and sweet. If you don’t understand anything, you can definitely ask them about the products. There is so many fun tid bits every where. You have to come here to check them out if you are looking for Brazilian goods!

I like this place because I can find all of the little knick-​knacks I bring home from Brazil – the lovely Brazilian hair products, nail polish, pao de queijo, acai, catupiri, cocada, flip flops.
It is significantly more expensive than what you’d pay in Brazil, but hey, it’s cheaper than taking a flight to Brazil, right? And everything in the store is actually authentic.