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Brazilian Cuisine
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Brazilian Cuisine Main CoursesBeans, beans and more beans! Brazilians love their beans and they're cooked using different methods in dishes all over the country. Feijoada can be found in most parts of Brazil, and is a rich dish of beans, various parts of a pig and/or beef jerky (sun-dried beef), topped off with orange. Pizzas can be interesting - chocolate, banana and cinnamon have found their way on as fillings, much to the disgust of the Italians!
These are some of the regional highlights of Brazilian Cuisine
Northern Brazilian Cuisine: If you travel through the Amazônia region of Brazil, you'll probably come across unfamiliar but interesting ingredients, such as the popular manioc (a green shrub vegetable cooked in stews or deep-fried) and yams (similar to potatoes but larger and longer). You'll also come across fish, alligator and turtle meat, and tacacá, a soup of shrimp, yellow peppers and herbs.
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North eastern Brazilian Cuisine: Typical dishes include white rice and the ubiquitous beans (often black here), moqueca, a fish stew, and acarajé, fried balls of black-eyed peas that are filled with mashed shrimp and peanuts or tomatoes and peppers. The region is a fruit lover's dream - you'll find passion fruit, guava, mango, coconuts and custard-apples among others.
South eastern Brazilian Cuisine: Look out for frango com quiabo, which literally translates as chicken with okra, and farofa - a powdery-dish of toasted manioc, meat and spices - which can be sprinkled onto other dishes. Minas Gerais is famous for its cheeses. |
Southern Brazilian Cuisine: Food in the south is distinctly meaty, and there are hundreds of restaurants known as churrascarias serving grilled and barbecued cuts. Don't panic if you're not a meat eater - you'll find pumpkin and squash in Brazilian cuisine too.
Brazilian Cuisine - DessertsYou'll find various types of bolo (cake), quindim (custard with coconut), Brazil's version of rice pudding and particularly in the Minas Gervais area, fried bananas.
Brazilian Cuisine - What to drink in BrazilA caipirinha is the cocktail to have in Brazil, and you won't have any problems finding it. It's made from lime, sugar and ice, with the key ingredient being the spirit cachaça. Cachaça, made from sugarcane juice, is also drunk on its own. In Minas Gervais, it's custom to down a shot before and after a meal.
The abundance of fruit makes for a tantalising array of juices and berries from the Amazônia region make a delicious fizzy drink called guaraná.
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If this gives you food for thought and you think you might fancy a trip to Brazil then check out our Brazil programmes below!
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Complete novices can learn and test their skills above one of the world’s most spectacular cities, Rio de Janeiro. You’ll have the chance to climb Sugar Mountain and to explore the sights in your free time. |
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Board a specially designed boat and get creative about teaching children to preserve the environment. Plant trees with them, help them put on a green-themed play and get involved with a cinema project. |
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Take part in a truly unique project. Give English lessons in the morning, help build the touring, floating school in the afternoon then learn capoeira from locals in the evening. No experience needed, just enthusiasm! |
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Learn capoeira, jiu-jitsu and Portuguese while living just minutes from Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Visit a samba school, sunbathe on the beach or admire the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue in your free time. |
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Carry out research to help conserve the lush wetlands of the Pantanal, home to hundreds of species. You’ll track peccaries and other animals, collecting data and observing their behaviour. Meals will include freshly caught fish! |
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Learn what you need to get around Brazil through small, relaxed classes that encourage conversation. You’ll stay with a family in Rio and extra curricular fun could include sunbathing on Copacabana beach or climbing Sugarloaf Mountain! |
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If you like tennis, this is an opportunity to teach it to deprived children in Belo Horizonte. You’ll also learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, with time to explore some of the most beautiful areas of Brazil. |
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Help brighten up the lives of underprivileged children in Rio. Whether you teach them English, play games with them or run arts and crafts sessions, you’ll improve their self-confidence and social skills. |
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Get to the heart of a country famous for its music. Learn the lingo and discover the secrets of drumming and capoeira. You’ll stay in Salvador, the home of rhythm and the capital of joy. |
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Help out a city with exceptional levels of poverty by teaching English and organising fun activities. Your work will keep children off the streets, contribute to their social wellbeing and show them how to enjoy their childhood. |
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Give children in the most deprived part of Brazil the chance of a better future by teaching football, English or arts and crafts. You’ll get the feel-good factor and they’ll get improved social skills, more confidence and brighter prospects. |
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Hone your skills in the Real Sport football academy, run by former World Cup defender, Jose Oscar Bernardi. Focus areas include passing, dribbling and finishing. Plus, you’ll get a unique insight into the Brazilian passion for football. |
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This programme is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us for details. This 40 hour online TEFL course allows you to learn at your own pace, when and where you like, to fit around your life schedule allowing flexibility and plenty of time for you to gain the most out of the course. |
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This programme is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us for details. A 60 hour online TEFL course that is slightly more comprehensive with an extra 20 hours gaining a specialist certificate in grammar. Learn at your own pace online and gain your TEFL qualification in your own time! |
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This programme is temporarily unavailable. Please contact us for details. A complete and comprehensive 80 hour online TEFL course that includes everything that the 40 and 60 hour courses include with the addition of 20 hours in 4 specialist teaching certificates and a lifetime access to teaching helpdesk. |
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Make a difference to a community that is slowly but surely helping itself. Get involved with one of several successful projects, teaching English, taking craft sessions, coaching sports, promoting dancing or helping in other ways. |
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Teach English, take part in vocational and health workshops, organise leisure activities and help with fundraising. You’ll give people of all ages the chance of a better education and a better life. |
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Work with the blind and help reintegrate them back into society. Accompany them on visits, run dance sessions, help with occupational activities and get involved in promoting the work of the centre. |
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Get a recognised TEFL certificate, teach English to disadvantaged children and make a valuable difference to many lives. Any extra time you spend with them – even just helping brush their hair - will be gratefully received. |
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Do what most people only dream of! Learn Spanish, take salsa or cooking classes, visit Machu Picchu, explore the Amazon, marvel at Lake Titicaca and take part in wildlife or community projects. |
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