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Triplandio Brazil guide covers 23 travel guides with 2 cities across 40 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 85 self-guided walking tours in Brazil with 338 POI, spanning 364.7 km in total. Get inspired by 29 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
City & Country Data Brazil
Key travel data — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Brazil
Cost
HIGH
Safety
16
Health
49
Lifestyle
56
Infra
44
Rank
#70
Score
35
Tourists
6.4M/y
GDP/cap
$10.7k
Life Exp
76.0 yrs
Population
212.8M
Currency
BRL R$
Language
Portuguese
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
190
Traditional Local Food Brazil
Local Flavours of Brazil — Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
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Main course
Vegetarian
Black Bean and Rice
Feijão com Arroz
fay-ZHOWNG kohn ah-HROZ
A classic combination of black beans and rice.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Doce de Leite
DOH-seh deh LAY-chee
· Milk Caramel
A sweet, rich caramel made from milk and sugar, eaten on its own or as a dessert topping.
Dessert
Vegetarian
Coconut Custard
Quindim
Kean-DEEM
A sweet, glossy custard made with coconut, sugar, and egg yolks.
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Snack
Vegan
Cassava Sticks
Aipim Frito
eye-PEEM FREE-toh
Fried cassava sticks, crispy and golden.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Brazilian Shrimp Stew
Bobó de Camarão
boh-BOH deh kah-mah-ROWN
A creamy shrimp stew made with cassava, coconut milk, and dendê oil.
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Snack
Fish & Seafood
Prawn Turnovers
Pastel de Camarão
pass-TELL deh cah-mah-ROW
A crispy deep-fried pastry filled with a prawn mixture.
Main course
Meat
Duck with Tucupi
Pato no Tucupi
PAH-too noo too-KOO-pee
Duck cooked with tucupi sauce and jambú.
Snack
Vegetarian
Pão de Queijo
Pown-deh-KAY-zhoo
· Cheese Bread
Cheese-filled dough balls made from cassava flour.
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Soup
Meat
Black Bean Soup
Caldinho de Feijão
keow-DJEE-no deh fay-ZHAO
A comforting and nutritious black bean soup.
Main course
Meat
Grilled Steak with Chimichurri
Carne de Churrasco
KAHR-neh deh shoo-RAH-skoo
Grilled steak with a flavorful chimichurri sauce.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Moqueca
moh-KEH-kah
A Brazilian seafood stew with fish, coconut milk, and palm oil.
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Bacalhau à Brás
bah-kal-YOW ah Brahs
A flavorful salt cod dish with onions, eggs, and potatoes.
Drink
Vegan
Sugar Cane Spirit
Cachaça
kah-SHAH-sah
A potent distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice.
Main course
Meat
Feijoada
feh-ee-zho-AH-dah
A hearty black bean stew with assorted meats.