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Lidl Rio Janeiro — Supermarket in Alvalade, Lisbon
Lidl Rio Janeiro on Avenida Rio de Janeiro in Alvalade closes at 9 pm every night, Sunday included.
What to expect at Lidl Rio Janeiro
Lidl Rio Janeiro sits on Avenida Rio de Janeiro in Alvalade, open 8 am to 9 pm every day including Sunday. Reviewers say staff provide excellent assistance and the store stays clean. The same reviewers note a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, and that the shop is small. A basket typically runs €10–30.
Verified October 2026 · 2 independent sources
A small Lidl branch in Alvalade
Lidl Rio Janeiro is a branch of Lidl on Avenida Rio de Janeiro in the Alvalade neighbourhood of Lisbon. It is one of the chain's smaller city-format stores, and that size shapes what you can and cannot count on finding here.
Reviewers consistently mention two things: staff who provide excellent assistance and a store that maintains high cleanliness standards. Those are the strengths people write about, and they are worth knowing if you need a quick answer to a question or a tidy aisle to move through.
The same reviewers flag a lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, and the small store size. If produce is the main reason for your trip, this branch is not the place to build a full shop around. What it does carry, it carries in a compact footprint.
The typical spend for a basket here is €10–30, which fits the pattern of a top-up shop rather than a weekly provision run. Think of it as a place to pick up the specific items Lidl does well, not a full-range supermarket experience.
Alvalade station serves the neighbourhood, and the store sits on Avenida Rio de Janeiro itself, so it is straightforward to fold into a day already moving through this part of the city.
What to look for
Open until 9 pm every day
The branch keeps the same 8 am to 9 pm schedule seven days a week, Sunday included, which makes it useful for a late-afternoon or early-evening stop.
Staff assistance
Reviewers repeatedly say staff provide excellent assistance, which matters more in a compact store where you may need to ask where something is.
Cleanliness
High cleanliness standards come up again and again in what reviewers write about this branch.
Who is this for
This branch suits a traveler staying in or passing through Alvalade who needs a compact top-up shop rather than a full weekly provision run. It also works for someone whose day has run late and who needs a store still open at 8 pm on a Sunday. If you want a quick, tidy stop with staff on hand to point you to what you need, the size that limits the range also makes it fast to move through.
If you need a full supermarket shop with a proper meat counter rather than a compact top-up, Pingo Doce Rua João Saraiva is 100 m away in Alvalade and opens 8 am to 9 pm every day including Sunday.
The verdict
This is a small branch with a limited fresh produce range, so it will not replace a full supermarket shop, but it still suits anyone in Alvalade who needs a tidy, staffed store open until 9 pm every day for a modest basket.
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Researched across 2 public sources and confidence-checked October 2026, against our methodology, reviewed by the AisleTrotter editorial team. Spot an error? Tell us — corrections feed straight back into our verification system.
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