I’ve visited Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and I found the food to be amazing. I loved the feijoada from Academia da Cachaça and the açaí bowls found in corner s

I’ve visited Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and I found the food to be amazing. I loved the feijoada from Academia da Cachaça and the açaí bowls found in corner shop lots every where. The fish stews (moqueca de peixe) were like a wonderful curry, and of course amazing churrascarias like Mocellin were really memorable as well. There was also carne seca (from Minas) and the little pastries like coxinha (croquettes) and pao de queijo (cheese breads) that were ubiquitous. Kilo restaurants generally serve good meals like bife acebolado but quality depends (Aipim e Aipu in Ipanema was really good). Prato feitos are basic and inexpensive meals but there’s a huge range. There is also DOM in São Paulo ranked among the top 50 in the world. Brazilian food is rustic, unique with a lot of European and native influences. I really enjoyed the food there.