Brazil Travel Guide

Brazil's national dish — slow-cooked black beans with salted pork, dried beef and sausage, with rice, farofa and orange slices. Eaten on Saturdays by tradition; the best in Rio is at Casa da Feijoada in Ipanema.

Endless rotisserie meats on swords at a churrascaria — picanha (rump cap) is Brazil's king cut. The all-you-can-eat rodízio system continues until you flip your card from green to red.

Dark purple frozen açaí pulp in a bowl topped with granola, banana and honey — Brazil's most consumed health food, served at Ipanema and Copacabana beach kiosks for the morning surfers.

Golf-ball-sized tapioca flour and queijo minas cheese rolls, crispy outside and gooey within — Brazil's most addictive snack, eaten for breakfast with coffee throughout the country.

Coconut milk and dendê palm oil fish stew, slow-cooked in a clay pot until the broth is orange and fragrant with coriander and lime. The Bahian version is richer and more complex.