Casa das Tulhas (Feira da Praia Grande)
Casa das Tulhas / Feira da Praia Grande
A market in a 19th-century warehouse in the city center, selling Maranhão specialties such as babassu oil, salted shrimp, cachaça, Jesus soda, and handicrafts.
Casa das Tulhas was originally a grain store and merchant warehouse from the early 19th century. Built around a courtyard in a square layout, it is now the most bustling market in the old town. Stalls sell Maranhão specialties, including dried small shrimp, babassu palm oil, cassava flour, fruit-flavored cachaça, cuxá sauce, and the pink Guaraná Jesus soda, as well as woven goods and souvenirs with tile patterns. The courtyard has food stalls where you can try fried shrimp fritters and local fruit juices.
Opening hours
Mon–Sat approx. 08:00–18:00; Sun morning
Nearby sights
- Historic Centre of São Luís (Praia Grande)
- Museu do Reggae
- Museu de Artes Visuais
- Rua Portugal (Projeto Reviver)
- Casa de Nhozinho
- Casa do Tambor de Crioula
- Centro de Cultura Popular Domingos Vieira Filho
- Cathedral of São Luís