Brazil Cuisine: Traditional Food and Popular Dishes
Cuisine in Brazil – Expert tips
Our luxury Brazil tours would be incomplete without trying the national cocktail, caipirinha. Made with fresh limes and cachaça, Brazil’s native liquor which is distilled from sugar cane, it is deliciously tangy!
Why not try some typical Brazilian food?
- Feijoada: a hearty stew of black beans, sausage and various cuts of pork
- Moqueca: stew made with fresh fish, onions, coriander and tomatoes
- Pão de queijo: baked cheese bread made from tapioca flour and cow’s milk cheese
- Açaí sorbet: a berry-like fruit from the Amazon, blended like a frozen sorbet and served with fresh bananas, honey and granola
- Brigadeiros: chocolate truffle, made with condensed milk, cocoa powder, and chocolate sprinkles
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Popular Trips to Brazil
Brazil Travel Guide
ViewHistory
From its hunter-gatherer ancestors and its Portuguese colonial history to the rise and fall of many a government, today, Brazil is quickly emerging as a Latin American powerhouse!
Culture
Football fever to the famous Brazil Carnival, the historic rivalry between Sao Paolo and Rio’s people, to the pulsating beats of samba and capoeira dance, discover Brazil’s colorful and vibrant culture.
Best Time To Visit
As large parts of the vast landscape lie in the tropics, the climate is uniformly tropical or subtropical, so you can take Brazil holidays at anytime of the year. Follow the link for an overview on when to go to Brazil.