Where to have lunch on the go Brazil

We enter the world of pastry. For 45 years, the colher de pau has excelled in homemade sweets, including the famous brigadeiro (chocolate and condensed milk) and the excellent rocambole de chocolate, which can be foundas a specialty in Tiradentes. The pies come in a thousand varieties: strawberry charlotte, passion fruit, lemon and walnut pies. The salted cakes like pasteis are also very good. Of course, there is a large number of wooden spoons from all over the world (colher de pau) sent by friends from all over the world as decoration.

Some places allow you to discover the sociology and daily life of the people who pass through them. Traditional places, by definition, are lessons in history, tradition and/or modernity. The Beco das Sardinhas has been a traditional place in Rio since the 1960s, located in a small pedestrian section of Miguel Couto Street. Several small establishments share their terraces and serve excellent grilled sardines (as in Sète or Casablanca) known as frangos marítimos. To be enjoyed with a good draught beer!

La boca do Forna is a group of some famous shops in Belo Horizonte. Lourdes' address is undoubtedly one of the best in the city for salty snacks, but not only that. As in all Brazilian pastry shops, you have to love the cream on the cakes, as the pastry chefs cover them very generously with it. From R$ 5 for a chicken coxinha or a portion of black forest. There are 13 addresses available from this friendly "network" on BH. The appetizers (salgados de festas) are a pleasant way to fill up on lunch.

The Ver-o-peso market has been Belèm's picture postcard for over a century. This emblematic site of the old Parà is not to be missed. At the magnificent Ver-o-Peso market, you can buy... parsley. It has a unique, invigorating aroma. Combine it with rice, tomatoes, onions and herbs(cheiro-verde), and you've got the basis of all regional cuisine. Numerous "bouis-bouis" where, for a handful of reais, you can enjoy a hearty local meal (try the saltedaçai ), often in a warm atmosphere. Their fried food is quite heavy.

The smiling Eulália has been preparing one of Cuiaba's best bolo de arroz for over 60 years. And with good reason: it was Eulália who brought the recipe back to town from her uncle. The rice cake has since become one of the culinary symbols of Mato Grosso. Eulália continues to open the doors of her shop at 5:30 a.m., and on Sundays, she sells up to 2,000 bolinhos... This is the place to go to wake up to a traditional "Cha Com Bolo" cuiabano. An authentic place to visit.

La Basilicata is the name of the Italian region from which the founder of this very gourmet bakery opened in 1914, the "padaria basilicata". For more than a century, the art of bread and certain Italian pastries has been carried out daily with passion. Every day three batches of 400 loaves of bread are baked and can be tasted on the spot while still warm. Try the breads with homemade sardela (antipasto with sardines and red peppers)oraliccella (antipasto with anchovies).

Dom Bosco pizza is an institution in the Brazilian capital. Only one option on the menu: tomato sauce and mozzarella, and yet the place is always full. The setting is very simple and you eat on the counter the slices of pizza that come out of the oven. Ask for a double, two slices with toppings on top of each other, it's the best way to enjoy Dom Bosco pizza, a classic in town! Very informal and very cheap since 1960. You must try this iconic place at least once

Every Brazilian city worthy of the name has a central market, more or less modern, more or less traditional... Goiânia is no exception to the rule. The Mercado Municipal is rather well organized. With its 6,000 square meters and more than 100 stalls, it concentrates a part of the history, quite recent, of this city. It is one of the most frequented and popular places in Goiânia. To buy regional products, but also to eat on the go. The empadas (kind of big little oven) are very famous.

Since 2002, the Balada Mix chain has opened more than 20 shops in Rio de Janeiro. The one in Ipanema is one of the most pleasant. In a beautiful white house, one block from Ipanema beach, you can enjoy a mango or acai juice or a more substantial dish in a pleasant and calm setting, ideal before or after the orla... or afterwards. The cuisine is simple and healthy at the same time. This is the general trend at Ipanema, but here the combination of location, service and value for money certainly makes it a place to get to know.

The hot dog is a real local institution and the Confeiteria has done its specialty for 50 years. We eat on the thumb pizza, doughnuts, pastry and cachorro quente in a place steeped in history. An address to know.

In this shop in the very chic Moinho de vento district, where the portraits of Brigitte Bardot and Audrey Hepburn are enthroned, owner Ana Klein has chosen to tackle the difficult art of baking. It is clear that the challenge has been successfully met. We will be able to taste the manioc bread (aipim), the French bread (R$ 30 per kilo). In addition to the traditional pain au chocolat to accompany the house espresso, Ana also offers excellent cookies (R$ 10). Those who are more "salty" can try the chicken and cheese empanada.