Brazilian cuisine — feijoada, churrasco, açaí, brigadeiro. African + Portuguese + indigenous mix. Giant regional diversity.
Feijoada
Feijoada — national dish (Saturday tradition). Black beans + pork (ear, foot, tongue, ribs), kale, orange, farofa, rice. Slave food became identity.
Churrasco
Gaucho churrasco — Rio Grande do Sul tradition. Picanha, ribs, fraldinha, alcatra. Giant skewers. Rodízio churrascarias worldwide — Fogo de Chão.
Açaí
Açaí — Amazonian fruit. Frozen pulp with guaraná + banana + granola. Originally Pará riverside food. Global superfood.
Pão de Queijo
Pão de queijo — Minas Gerais. Tapioca flour + cheese balls. Gluten-free. Most exported Brazilian food.
Moqueca
Bahian moqueca (with dendê palm oil) or capixaba (without). Fish + coconut milk + tomato + pepper + cilantro in clay pot. Afro-Brazilian tradition.
Sweets
Brigadeiro (chocolate + condensed milk), beijinho (coconut), quindim (yolk + coconut), bolo de rolo (Pernambuco), açaí bowl, paçoca, pé-de-moleque, romeu e julieta (cheese + guava).
Drinks
Caipirinha (cachaça + lime + sugar). Cachaça — 4000 brands, Brazilian terroir. Beer: Brahma, Skol, Antarctica, Bohemia. Fruit juices. Guaraná, iced mate.