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Porcão Rio de Janeiro
35 Reviews This is the nicest and the most delicious Churrascaria in town. It's an all you can eat style restaurant. The salad back has everything from salads, breads, cheeses to sushi, sashimi and caviar. But...
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Figueira (Churrascaria) São Paulo
11 Reviews One of the most celebrated restaurants in São Paulo, A Figueira Rubaiyat gets its interesting name from the tropical fig tree that dominates the exterior dining room (figueira) and from the 11th...
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Barravento Salvador da Bahia
5 Reviews This is, as announced before, the second sea food tip for the phantastic Barravento restaurant which I thoroughly enjoyed. This time around we're having lunch at 4:00PM, I'm not really hungry but...
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El Torro Loco Manaus
7 Reviews This place was great, make sure you go hungry. They had Sushi, pasta, every kind of meat and fish prepared 20 different ways. Also all the side dishes you could imagine. The meal ended with a half a...
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Marius Rio de Janeiro
34 Reviews I am going to Marius tonight, its one of my favorite restaurants here in Rio de Janeiro. Looking the webpage to make the reservation I saw some comments from a few foreigners who are telling NOT to go...
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Street food, per kilo, general, recipes.... São Paulo
22 Reviews If it's Wednesday and you're in Sao Paulo you can bet that feijoada will be on the menu. They say that life in Sao Paulo is so unpredictable that they need to something to depend on and therefor...
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Yemanja Salvador da Bahia
6 Reviews This is meant to be the best Bahian seafood restaurant (Yemanje is the sea goddess) but I was slightly dissapointed. The acaraje were the heaviest I ever had in Bahia and the king prawn moqueca was...
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McDonald Manaus
1 Review AMBIENCE??? You want ambience, then what are you doing HERE?! This is McDonald's!!! But for a quick snack, it's there when you need it. It's EVERYWHERE, for crying out loud, even in the middle of the...
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Confeitaria Colombo Rio de Janeiro
15 Reviews Legacy of imperial Brazil, Confeitaria Colombo preserves the elegance of a bygone era. The Belle Époque tearoom opened its doors in 1894 and immediately attracted Rio's high society and intellectuals,...
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Famiglia Mancini (Italian) São Paulo
4 Reviews To describe this restaurant isn’t easy…I’ve known Famiglia Mancini for long time and the experience is always the same: great! It’s a family tradition to the Paulistanos to go to Famiglia Mancini on...
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Sorriso da Dada Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews Don't let the exterior appearance deter you from eating at Dada. Once inside, you'll find a cozy room with paintings of the proprietor herself, Dada. She is a warm looking Afro-Brazilian woman usually...
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Bufalo Baby..Churrascaria Manaus
1 Review stop by for lunch and indulge in a Brazilian tradition, a sumptuous buffet including a wonderful selection of fresh roasted MEATS which are sliced right off the spits for you...in front of your very...
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Garota De Ipanema Rio de Janeiro
10 Reviews I know , I know its a tourist trap but I couldn't resist. We both love that song and we really enjoyed sharing a bottle of wine and mixed grill at the cafe where the song "The Girl from Ipanema "was...
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Galeria dos Paes (Bakery) São Paulo
4 Reviews Open 24 hours, Galeria dos Pães is a Bakery in Jardins that serves meals or snacks. It makes a perfect stop any time of the day or night for anyone visiting the neighbourhood. Known for its breakfast,...
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Senac Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews SENAC is a culinary school from what I understand, their restaurant is buffet style. I think it's a good place to eat when you first arrive in Salvador as each dish is labeled in both Porteguese and...
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Manioka Manaus
1 Review when ever you come across Manioka, be sure it is well cooked, like the Yam Root, it is a tuberous root, Manioka is poison in its raw stage, so it has to be prepared and cooked poperly. you might get...
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Churrascaria (all you can eat) Rio de Janeiro
7 Reviews If you already visited all the obligatory sights in a strange city, the question arises inevitably then, what program you should organize for the evening. A visit to this restaurant followed by a...
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Jardineira Grill (Churrascaria) São Paulo
3 Reviews Jardeneira offers buffet but features Brazilian BBQ. The meats are well cooked. I personally love the lamb chops. You get a variety of desserts and side dishes from waiters moving around. The actual...
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Maria Mata Moros Salvador da Bahia
4 Reviews Named after literature written by the Brazilian Hilda Histh, about a character, Maria Mata Mouro felt pleasure in what she ate. (I think I've got this right, correct me if I'm wrong!) This place is a...
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Bernardino's Cozinha Portuguesa Manaus
1 Review *****wonderful, local flavor and atmosphere...excellent value as well, given the current exchange rate btwn the R$ and the US$...even though that rate isn't quiiiite what it was a year ago,...
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Habib's Rio de Janeiro
5 Reviews Everything is great! Excellent service, you won´t wait to be served, for sure! Great location, Leblon is one of the best areas in Rio de Janeiro. The food is really tasty and delicious!!!! They offer...
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Almanara (Lebanese) São Paulo
2 Reviews The Almanara is a restaurant with all kinds of typical Middle Eastern food. It is a tradition in Sao Paulo since 1950. Lebanese immigrants arrived in Sao Paulo at the end of the XIX century, bringing...
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Pereira Salvador da Bahia
2 Reviews Pereira is the place where you can sit down, relax and enjoy a conversation. In this restaurant while drinking, eating and listening to music you can spend a perfect romantic night. Elegant and...
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walking distance from Hotel Tropical (thached roof Manaus
1 Review Local Barbecue - This is a quiet nice open air restaurant, lacated a five minute walk from Hotel Tropical Manaus. The food is much better than the hotel's food, and it gives you a chance to make a...
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Satyricon Rio de Janeiro
7 Reviews The atmosphere, the music and of course the food that waiters in turns were coming to serve you as much as you wanted with their huge brochettes of barbecue chicken, fish, meat and you name it. The...
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There are tonnes and tonnes of lanchonetes all over Brazilian towns, sometimes, lining side by side one another.And to my dismay, they are all serving the SAME FOOD -- X-Burgers, X-Salada, X-Eggs, etc...These are basically greasy (very greasy!) hamburgers with some variants in the stuff clasped between the buns.
Commonly found all over Brazil. 'Comida-por-kilo' means 'food-by-kilo'. In other words, they are pay-by-weight restaurants.There are rows and rows of food, served buffet style. You pick and choose the food you like and how much you want and they weigh it and charge you for what you took.No more point-and-pray!!Sometimes, the varieties are excellent, other times, they are just the standard dishes of beef, rice, beans, fries.
Whether you want "salgadinhos", chicken, tapioca pancakes, coconut sweets, or corn on the cob, it can all be purchased on the street /at the beach for next to nothing. Don't be afraid to try some of the best snacks that Brazil has to offer. My favourite snacks are the "salgadinhos" like for example "coxinhas","Pao de Queijo", "pastel" or also the tapiocas filled with "carne de sol"....you can't eat only one!!!
As I just mentioned the brazilian fast food (or tipical american one) I also have to tell you that in Brazil there are a lot of filials from arabish fast food, called Habib's.The food there is very very delicious too, all those little salted things (salgadinhos) like "kibe", "pastel", and "esfihas", not to tell you that they also offers Sanduiches and of course delicious sweety things like "Mousse de Chocolat" and "Creme de Papaia".So if you come along of one filial enter it and taste of the food....yummmyyyyy!!! If you want to see the dishes they offer, please go to: http://www.habibs-fast-food.com.br/cardapio/f_cardapio.htmTo look for the closest Habib's filial next to you go to: http://www.habibs-fast-food.com.br/localizacoes/f_localizacao.htm
If you want to try local foods but don't understand a word of portuguese, try going to a 'per kilo' restaurant. There you can choose whatever 'looks' good from a wide variety of local dishes.Also, going to the market can be very interesting. We visited the one downtown Rio and tried everything we didn't know. If you show that you are curious, the locals will gladly let you try some fruits and vegetables :)
Caipirinha is the most traditional Brazilian drink prepared with cachaça (most famous cachaca is "51" or "Pitu"). It is a lime and sugarcane drink and throu the years it became famous all over Europe and the US. I guess you could say it USED TO be Brazil's best-kept secret, now it's the connoisseur's cocktail of choice from New York City to Tokio, commanding high prices. In Brazil people use to drink lot's of caipirinhas while they make churasco (barbecue) or simply go out at night. Recipe for Caipirinha:1 lime2 ounces of cachaçaSugar to tasteIce cubes Wash the lime and roll it on the board to loosen the juices. Cut the lime into pieces and place them in a glass. Sprinkle with the sugar and crush the pieces (pulp side up) with a pestle. (We have a long, wooden one from Brazil, made specifically for this purpose.) Just enough to release the juice, otherwise it'll get bitter. Add the...
Brazilian Churrascaria's are very unique. And very cheap. El Torro Loco is probably upscale for Manaus and you can eat and drink all you can put down for less than Brazilian R$30 per person. EverythingThe leanest filet I have ever eaten.Really good frango(poultry)Caf'e(Brazilian cafe is potent enough to cause you many sleepless nights).And the all you can drink beer!
Mostly Italian,chinese and Japanese food.very nice Japanese cakes.Meat pies,cheese pies the usual junk food. Oh yes,many restaurants also called "HABIB"serving arabic food very very nice the best.Much better then Mcdonalds any day.. Pastry with either,minced meat,cheese or palm in it do not miss it you will see it all over Sao Paulo , have some sugar cane juice with it mmmm yummy.....Enjoy !
Those of you, who can't forget the Fast Food or are in a hurry will have also great choices in Brazil: There are a lot of Mc Donald's in Brazil, every place you will find lot's of, especially in Shopping Centers!And there is also the brazilian fast food called "BOB's" which has filials as well all over the country, ...and I also liked it!While in Brazil going to Mc Donald's or Bob's you will pay around 6-8 Reais for a complete menu, there are several "lanchonetes" where you can have a sandwich, a hot dog (cachorro quente) or a drink for less than this!http://www.mcdonalds.com.brhttp://www.bobs.com.br I liked most the MC Fruit Maracuja, because it is available only in Brazil!For a really great dessert I prefer the sundaes, like the Sundae with chocolate taste.....HMMMMM I LOOOOOVE it!
One of the most enjoyable experiences in Brazil is tasting the unbelievable variety of ice creams made with tropical fruits, such as cashews, soursop, passion fruit, mangaba, umbu and pitanga. And, of course, coconut, avocado, peanuts and corn (yes, corn is a major ingredient in many grrrreat Brazilian desserts). There are the so called "sorveterias" selling their "sorvete" (ice-cream) with over a hundred different flavors. There are places in Brazil where you can buy ice cream by the kilo...just pile up a bowl with whatever you want and they'll weigh it for you at the end. I have tried once in Salvador/Bahia and once in Aracaju-Sergipe and can only recommend this to you!!!Yammy....:-)
Copacabana Palace Rio de Janeiro
21 Reviews and 355 Opinions A veritable Rio landmark, Copacabana Palace continues to enjoy a reputation as one of the most...
Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi São Paulo
4 Reviews and 200 Opinions ALL PICTURES ON PAGE 1 ( PICS 1 - 5 ) AND ON THIS PAGE # 6 AND 7 TAKEN IN SEPTEMBER 2003 , PICTURES...
Aram Yami Hotel Salvador da Bahia
1 Review and 100 Opinions I did not stay at the hotel, but my good friends did and I visited them there, hung out in the...
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