When in Rio – eat like a Carioca
There is fine dining in Rio but what brings its residents together is the variety and quality of its street food.
A woman carries traditional bolinhos de bacalhau (fried codfish balls) in Rio de Janeiro.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A woman smiles after biting into a bolinhos de bacalhau (fried codfish ball.)Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A view of a kiosk selling podrao, the Portuguese word for 'rotten’ - a hotdog or burger type sandwich.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A woman eats a podrao, a hotdog or burger type sandwich.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A man prepares a soup of beans as part of the Brazilian traditional dish called feijoada at the Bar do Mineiro.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
People eat street market-purchased food and drinks including pasteis de feira (pastries.)Sergio Moraes/Reuters
An employee grills sausages at the Braseiro restaurant.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A woman prepares a tapioca dish.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A woman eats a street market purchased pastel de feira (pastry.)Sergio Moraes/Reuters
The chef shows fried sardines at the Beco das Sardinha.Sergio Moraes/Reuters
A man prepares meat for churrasco rodizio (the Brazilian spit rotisserie.)Sergio Moraes/Reuters
Paes de queijo (cheese bread) lies in a basket at the Cultivar cafe.Sergio Moraes/Reuters