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Churrasco is a Brazilian barbecue method where juicy pieces, slices, steaks, and chops of beef, veal, lamb, pork, and chicken are placed on big skewers and grilled over wood fire. It started in the early 1800s when the Gauchos (European immigrants that settled in the Rio Grade do Sul area) would ... Read more

Salada de maionese is a Brazilian salad that's traditionally served with churrasco barbecue. It's also known as Gaúcho potato salad since it was invented by Gaúchos, Brazilian cowboys. The salad is made with a combination of potatoes, carrots, peas, corn on the cob, thinly ... Read more

Arroz carreteiro or wagoner's rice is a hearty rice and meat dish hailing from the south of Brazil. Originally, it was prepared by gauchos who needed a nutritious meal on their travels. Back then, arroz carreteiro was made with dried beef, but today it can be made with either charqui or ... Read more

Barreado is a Brazilian Carnival staple dish originating from the state of Paraná. This hearty stew is made with beef (usually second-grade cuts of tougher meat with lots of fat), onions, tomatoes, beef bouillon, cumin, bay leaves, and fried bacon. The in... Read more

Sagu is an unusual Brazilian alcohol-infused dessert made with cassava, one of the oldest starch sources found in South America. This sweet concoction is made with tapioca pearls – round-shaped, chewy ingredients gained from tapioca starch. To prepare sagu, the pearls are cooked in wine unt... Read more

Carne de onça is a traditional dish originating from Curitiba, where it's been served since 1953. It's also the town's official dish, a type of beef tartare made with a combination of minced beef, garlic, onions, chives, olive oil, Cognac, chili powder, and sweet paprika powder. The minced... Read more

Bijajica is a traditional cookie with indigenous origins, and it's especially popular in Santa Catarina. It's made with a combination of peanuts, cassava, sugar, cloves, fennel, and cinnamon. Traditionally, the Guarani people grind the peanuts in wooden pestles and dry the cassava in tipiti, a br... Read more

Uvalha is the tropical fruit of the Eugenia pyriformis tree, native to southern Brazil, where it grows wild. The fruits are spherical to oblate, and the pulp is juicy, very aromatic, with an acid to subacid flavor. It is mostly used to make refreshing beverages – the pulp is strained, mixed... Read more

THIS PLANT IS RARE AND UNDER THE THREAT OF LOSS OF HABITAT. Guabiroba is a rare tree of the Atlantic Forest. It grows from Paraná to Bahia (but also, more rarely, in southern states such as Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul), bearing small, round, orange-colored, aromatic fruit... Read more