We decided to check out the tax free shopping city of Ciudad del Este in Paraguay just across the border near Foz do Iguacu. We wanted to look for cameras. After four weeks in Brazil, of our three cameras only one camera was partly working (my SLR got either stolen in a hostel or I forgot it at the Manaus airport, my compact camera has lens problems and the zoom doesn't work, Bine's outdoor camera wasn't as waterproof as it was supposed to).
Going for one day from Brazil to Paraguay not even requires dealing with any border issues.
Ciudad del Este seems to be not more than shopping malls and small stores selling mainly electronics. We checked a few stores but all was a little dodgy and we weren't sure the cameras were original or fake. So, after less than two hours in Paraguay we took the bus back to Brazil without new cameras. Hope my cam will work a few more weeks. 
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