tips

¿WHAT TO ORDER IN THE BARS AND “LANCHONETES”

• • Bolinho de feijoada (Feijoada’s pasties)
  • Caipirinha Caipirinha (national alcohol drink with lime and cachaça)
  • Caldo verde (Green soup)
  • Pollo asado (Grilled chicken)
  • Bolinho de bacalao (Codfish pasties)
  • Coxinha de gallina (stuffed chicken pasties or
    Meatloaf or cheese)
  • Pastel de carne o queso (Meat or cheese pastry)
  • Tapioca (a gluten-free starch extracted from the cassava root, used as a versatile thickener in pancakes, flour, meal, flakes, and pearls)
  • Pan de queso (Cheese bread like little balls)

   

  WHAT TO DRINK IN THE LANCHONETES AND JUICE KIOSKS?

• • Açaí (thick smoothie bowls loaded with toppings, made of pulped and flash-frozen açai berries)
  • Caldo de caña (Cane broth)
  • Tropical fruit juice

WHAT TO ORDER FOR IN RESTAURANTS?

• • Feijoada (black beans with pork meat)
  • Filé Oswaldo Aranha (filet mignon or a counter filet, seasoned with fried garlic, accompanied by Portuguese potatoes, white rice and egg farofa)

   

  WHAT TO DO ON THE BEACH?

• • Jugar al “frescobol” (shovels)
  • Play futvolei
  • Play “Altinho” (touch the soccer ball in the air without dropping it to the sand between the companions)
  • Running in the sand
  • Eating the typical “Biscoito Globo” with cold mate
  • Refresh yourself with homemade fruit ice cream called as “sacolé”
  • “Jogar conversa fora” (chat about anything with friends)

   

  WHAT TO BRING TO THE BEACH?

• • Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen
  • Credit card
  • Water
  • Some money in kind and change
  • “Canga” or towel to lie down

   

  WHAT NOT TO BRING TO THE BEACH?

• • Passport (it is better to bring a copy or photo of the passport)
  • Expensive items
  • Cellular (can be carried on but with care)