

However you choose to celebrate Brazilian cuisine and culture, you're bound to have a Rio good time.īrazilian Taste Grill's exterior may be modest, but once seated inside, you'll understand why they boast rave reviews all across the board. Not particularly hungry? Hit up the botecos like, well, Boteco, a neighborhood-style, football (soccer) bar for some snacks and cachaca, the grassy, rum-like alcohol pressed from sugarcane. For Brazilian-style stroganoff and burgers that are served in a less leisurely fashion, try Giraffas, fast-casual dining where the staff takes your order at the counter, then delivers it to the table. And everywhere, especially on lazy Sundays when families gather to celebrate the business of living, the national dish of feijoada, black beans stewed with meat and served with white rice, collard greens and farofa (toasted and ground cassava) is served.įor rodizio in Miami, there's a plethora of options, as these steakhouses dot the city, from Texas de Brazil in the Dolphin Mall to Fogo de Chao on South Beach. In the cities and near the pampas, the rodizio (endless rounds of barbecued, skewered meat and poultry that is sliced tableside), is most popular. From Brazil's northeast, there are seafood dishes spiked with coconut milk and cashews.

Brazilian fare covers a wide range of styles and flavors, and fortunately many Miami restaurants have taken note.
