Weak currency makes Brazil a shopping paradise for luxury goods

While Brazil’s currency, the real, is crippling the country’s economy and the nation is heading for its worst recession in a quarter-century, it's great news for some shoppers for high-end goods.

The plunge in the value of the Brazilian real, the world’s worst-performing major currency this year, made the luxury goods much more affordable in the country, according to Bloomberg.

Louis Vuitton, Prada, Tiffany, Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Louboutin, Cartier and other luxury brands are now cheaper in Sao Paolo than anywhere else. A Cartier watch (with various sales taxes) can be now bought for just $9,326 (32,700 reals) in Sao Paolo, $580 cheaper than on Fifth Avenue in New York. One can also find very nice bargains on Ferragamo ties, Tiffany watches, Prada wallets and Louis Vuitton purses .... http://www.rt.com/business