DollhouseBrazil

Here are links to online stores that sell miniatures
or tools/supplies to make miniatures IN Brazil.

Important Note on shopping abroad x domestic shopping:

It's very hard for us to buy from stores abroad. Shipping costs can be 2 or far more times the cost of the order itself. Customs taxes are insane, customs agents aren't particularly careful in handling neither fast in processing our parcels. Orders frequently 'disappear' between customs and delivery and neither our Customs nor Postal Sytems even try to be helpful when we try to locate them. Stores abroad usually don't send our orders with tracking numbers. If worst comes to worst and we never get them. Even worse, there are no institutions or international laws to protect our consumer rights as we do when shopping in Brazil. I hope more entrepreneurs will see that as an opportunity to broaden their product lines and include miniature stuff or even to open more miniature related stores in the country.

If you know of any online miniature store that sells tools/supplies IN Brazil, please, let me know.

MINIATURES STORES:

Anynha Miniaturas: all kinds of miniatures, accessories, furnitue, building parts, etc.

Armazém da Miniatura: all kinds of miniatures, accessories, furniture, building parts, etc.

Casa de Bonecas: Roberta Favá's online store: her dolls, accessories, furniture, how-to booklets, etc.

Cia das Artes: Angela & Sandra's store, all kinds of miniatures, accessories, furniture, building parts, etc.

Ciça Braga Miniaturas: all kinds of miniatures, building parts, displays & roomboxes, etc.

MiniArtes: Eli Regina's online storea: miniatures, displays, roomboxes, etc.

MINISMAGIA: minimagia.com.br or magiaminiaturas.com: Sr. Milton's store. He makes dollhouses, roomboxes, furniture and more. Kits & commissioned

Mari Speridião: all kinds of miniatures, especially pewter. She also takes commissoned projects.

Vila Sol: multi-purpose gallery by Solange de Cesare, permanent exhibit, workshops, store, etc.

WHERE CAN WE FIND:

Polymer Clay:

Fruto de Arte -
Cernit
Fimo
Klymt

PoliArt - NEW!!!!
Brazilian Polymer Clay, excellent quality, VERY affordable. They also make liquid clay and special clay for doll sculpting. My personal favorite brand from now on!

A Casa do Artista:
Super Sculpey
Fimo Classic
Fimo Puppen
Fimo Soft


Tools:
Aero Tech Models *
Casa AeroBrás - tools, wood, other building parts for modelism and architecture projects
Central Fornitura
Commerce Center *
Hobby Delivery *
Hobby Mania * they also have materials for architectural projects
Hobby Modelismo *


Wood:
Casa AeroBrás
Hobby Delivery *

Resin (scenic water):
Hobby Modelismo *

Other stuff:
Art Náutica - resin miniatures for 3D framed displays, frames with or without glass covers
FlorBrás - 1:12 die-cast miniatures (bottles, glasses, dishes, silverware, food)
AleLie - official representative for Fabrikota - MDF miniatures, rooms, displays & even a dollhouse
Metalúrgica Antunes - tin boilers, small nails and screws that can be used in miniature 1:12.


* I have never bought from these stores - they are recommended by other hobby websites

Important!

Before you rush out and spend thousands shopping for tools and supplies, remember that to be a miniaturist what really matters is to develop an 'eye' for miniatures. Anything can potentially become something else in miniature. Check these pictures for example: American miniaturist Tanya, 'saw' two erasers and a couple of toy bugs from a Dollar tree store as beatuy parlor chairs, one for a hair drying (one of the 'bugs') and the other for shampooing (the other 'bug')... Creativity is the key to success!!

<- this

became this! ->

As speciallized stores are scarce in Brazil, we have no other choice than to use our creativity. I promise: it doesn't hurt! ;)