The best restaurants Brazil

, buffet of hors d'oeuvres to follow after the traditional caipirinha and its appetizers at the bar. The rodizio consists of meat of the highest quality: picanha, mignon, alcatra, mamiya, cupim… family, friends or businessmen. The restaurant is full every evening.

A high-quality and well reputed churrascaria. The servers dressed in trajes from Rio Grande do Sul, gaucho country, offer you 17 types of barbecue cooked meats only with large salt. In the central buffet there are many salad options and hot dishes. To accompany the meal you can take a chimarrão (maté), served at the table (included in the price). 

A small restaurant that also serves as a tobacco bar (original cigars) and offers at least 200 wine labels. It also serves sandwiches.

Wooded and large volumes in this crested pizzeria in the Jardim Botânico district. The menu consists of about thirty pizzas, which some consider to be the best in Rio. Taste in particular the Margherita Gourmet, really delicious! The prices are slightly salted (between 40 and 50 R $ per pizza!). Best pizzeria of the city in 2010 by magazine Veja Rio.

Renowned Italian cuisine. Try spaghettinis to squid, for example.

Here, it is absolutely the "class". A left-bank atmosphere for this good restaurant with three nets to three sauces, orange duck and French or Chilean wines. Cheese lovers will not be disappointed!

Located on Avenida das Hortênsias, the Vue de la Vallée enjoys a privileged location next to Vale do Quilombo, one of the most beautiful spots in Serra Gaúcha. One comes here to enjoy the view of the valley, and the famous fondue rodizio, made with Uruguayan cheese (exclusive to Gramado), served in two options: traditional or on the stone (La Pierrade). As in any rodizion, everything is in unlimited mode: cheese, meat and chocolate, three flagship products of the region. Very good wine list. A good address!

Paraty is a town of fishermen and seafood. This charming restaurant at the very tip of the historical centre of Paraty is really a good place to taste seafood specialities such as fish moquecas and grilled fish with banana. The lobsters are generous and well grilled. The welcome of the owner and his wife (who also have a small family pousada upstairs) is very warm, and the atmosphere of the restaurant is romantic. An address that changes from the busy restaurants on the main streets of Paraty.

For over 15 years, under the direction of Chef Micky, the Recanto do Sossego has been a fine Porto Seguro restaurant, also known as the "Barraca de praia Recanto do Sossego", with an Italian-Brazilian inspiration. You can eat on the beach or on the restaurant's pleasant veranda. Recanto do Sossego offers varied, high-quality international cuisine right on the seafront, on the superb Coroa Vermelha beach. Seafood spaghetti, badejo (fish) with maracujà sauce, sea salad, pizzas... A must-try.

Club do Balanço is the café-restaurant of the eponymous pousada. Established since 1993 on the second beach (Segunda Praia), this establishment has built a solid reputation in a place that does not lack competition. Inspired by capixaba (from the neighboring state of Espirito Santo), the menu also offers the "classics" of Bahian cuisine such as bobó de camarão and moqueça. You can eat inside or directly on the beach. The menu is diversified, local seafood, fish, but also pasta and sandwiches for the small hunger.

Churrascaria Carretao is an institution for meat lovers. The best quality/price ratio of all the churrascarias in the Zona Sul. We serve you at the table until you are hungry. The meats are varied and excellent, the buffet includes a wide selection of salads, sushi, smoked salmon and trout. It's very good, not too expensive and popular. Children under 5 years old pay nothing and those under 10 years old pay half price. The desserts (which look good) are on the other hand paying and less cheap.

Mangai is a restaurant not to be missed where you can taste the typical sertaneja food of the Nordeste in a very local and lively atmosphere. There are more than 200 options of dishes to choose from at Mangai. At the lunch buffet and a la carte, there are about 70 regional recipes, with suggestions such as baião de dois, carne de sol with cheese, butter shrimp and fried manioc. For dinner, Mangai offers excellent a la carte dishes, such as the traditional Carne de sol. Tasty fruit juices to try as well.

The Café du Mar is both a bar and a beach restaurant. It's a beautiful place, rustic and pleasant. It welcomes visitors until late at night, secluded from the bustling center of Abraão, on the magnificent Praia do Canto. You really can eat here with your feet in the sand. You're rarely disappointed. The dishes are hearty. The choice of kebabs is varied. Wednesday is barbecue day. Excellent grilled fish and meats are on offer. Cocktails and fresh fruit juices are also very good. At sunset, the place becomes magical.

In a place where Argentinians are omnipresent, the presence of an Argentinian churrascaria seems to flow naturally. The 2-storey restaurant offers a genuine Argentine parrilla in a friendly setting. as the restaurant's slogan puts it, "Here, it's the meat that does the show". This restaurant has been an institution since the late 1980s, when a gaucho restaurateur, Juan Levin, had the idea of importing the traditional parrillada. Churrascos are served here, as well as excellent fish dishes. It's a shame the service isn't as good.

Traditional house specialized in the delicacies of Minas Gerais. Large buffet with will or a kilo.

In one of the cobbled streets of Canoa Quebrada and in a friendly and rustic atmosphere, the restaurant Cabana is a nice discovery. Many tourists avoid the restaurants located on the "Broadway" of the old fishing village. The Cabana will certainly reassure visitors. The food is varied and the dishes very generous. Fish, seafood and meat are all on the menu. Excellent shrimp curry. The restaurant is one of the few restaurants open at noon every weekend and in the summer. Very good welcome from the staff.

One could almost compare the Pimenta Verde restaurant to a city straw hut. Chilli pepper is the chef's favourite ingredient in this small restaurant where the welcome is attentive. However, don't worry, some dishes don't contain it. There are of course many options for vegetarians. The cuisine is quite varied. Relaxed atmosphere, nice decoration and low prices. For those who want to treat themselves, discovering the lobster cooked by the chef is a pleasure, at a very low price compared to the additions in France...

Lovers of good sushi will find something here to satisfy the most demanding and delicate palates. A lot of fish and a creative cuisine in this restaurant which is among the best in Pipa. It is a European and Asian fusion revisited with a Brazilian touch. The menu is certainly simple, but the dishes offered are varied and especially the technique of sushi is superbly mastered. The tuna dishes (with sesame or mango chutney) are very popular with the customers... Responsive and professional service, a bit of a wait at the entrance some evenings.