Luanda's Markets, Crafts & the Mercado Kinaxixe
Navigate Luanda's vibrant market culture from the colonial-era covered market to the craft cooperatives selling Angola's extraordinary traditional art
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Mercado Kinaxixe Hall
The rebuilt covered market on the site of a demolished 1950s modernist masterpiece — now a bustling trading post for Luanda's informal economy
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Angolan mask and craft stalls
Chokwe masks, Ovimbundu baskets and carved wooden figures from across Angola's various ethnic traditions sold in the market's craft section
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São Paulo Market Township
The township market next to the mosque is where Luanda's working-class shops — fresh produce, second-hand clothes and household goods
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Angolan Batik Fabric Seller
Distinctive Angolan wax print fabric in bold colors and patterns sold by the meter - each pattern has a name and story in local tradition
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Petrangol Craft Cooperative
A state-supported craft cooperative where potters, weavers and carvers sell directly to visitors at fixed fair-trade prices
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Diamond and Gemstone Market
Angola is the world's fourth largest diamond producer - a licensed gem market in the city center sells polished stones directly to buyers