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Practical information : Eating out Rio De Janeiro

Timetable

Depending on the type of restaurant, the opening hours will vary. Some establishments will essentially operate between 11am and 3pm and serve "buffets" and food by the kilo. Others operate at noon and evening (generally from 11am to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm). Most often, those that offer buffet and kilo food at noon only offer a la carte dishes at night. Brazilians often eat out with their families on Friday nights or on weekends. The waiting time is then a bit long. For some establishments, it is strongly advised to make reservations.

Budget & Tips

The price range of the restaurants is very variable. You can eat a few salgados for a handful of reais, a PF (prato feito or prepared dish) for about 20 reais or break your piggy bank by eating at Claude Troisgros in Rio, where the bill will happily exceed 100 euros per person. Overall, you can eat well for about 100 reais. A kilo of medium range food will cost 35 reais per kilo, as at the Rancho in Mariana (Minas Gerais) or 75 reais at the Catete Grill restaurant in Rio, but prices tend to be highly inflated.

What costs extra

The price is usually inclusive of all taxes. A tip is added because the salary of the waiters is not very high. Between 5 and 10 %, one can estimate that the tip is correct. You can be even more generous if you feel that the service is worth it. When there are musicians performing, many restaurants charge for a musical cover. This is often marked at the entrance or on the menu. The price can be quite high.

The local way

Some dishes are presented as being for one, two or even three people. It is wise to check the real size of the dishes on the plates of the guests around because indeed, some plates for one person are more than enough for two, or three... Churrascarias are typical restaurants where you are served meat as much as you want. It is necessary to put the small disk of the table in green position to be served by the waiters. Well, let's remember that the production of meat is destroying the Amazon and a diet with too much meat is not necessarily good for your health. In many Brazilian restaurants, you will systematically find the traditional feijão (red beans), farofa (cassava flour) and rice as accompaniments to the dishes. Often derived from African, Indian and "cabocla" culinary traditions, these staple foods provided the calories needed for the hard days of work in the fields.

To be avoided

In some restaurants, raw vegetables and seafood should be avoided. Mineral water is required in all places. The most wary or fragile will avoid ice cubes.

Kids

Some pousadas do not allow children in order to guarantee the tranquility of the guests. This is not the case for restaurants. It is up to the parents to decide if the children will disturb the guests.

Smokers

Smoking is prohibited in bars and restaurants, as well as in all enclosed areas intended for public use.

Tourist traps

Near the beaches and tourist places, as in Copacabana, the unavoidable hawkers try to lure the customer by holding out the menu and selling some advantages.

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PORCÃO

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