not only am I on the other side of the Equator from you guys, but also in a slightly sleepy city, so I don't have too many options. The store that sold all the local brews closed at the end of the year, fortunately the old owners have my number and they'll bring me in on the orders they place from the people who make the beers. Local beer seems to be the only thing Porto Alegre has got going for it.
when comes to the hard stuff, the only right option is cacha??a, and there's a decent store in the public market
none of that rubbing alcohol shit they export to the US, just barrel-aged goodness