The recipe, the second that we have published from the historical recipe collection of the Fazenda Capoava Ranch and Hotel in São Paulo st…

Although moquecas are associated with the Afro-Brazilian cuisine of Bahia in the minds of most people, there are numerous regional variatio…

Casa Grande - Fazenda Capoava Located in the hills of São Paulo state, only 100 km (60 miles) from the megalopolitan state capital, the cit…

In the sparcely populated northern stretches of the central Brazilian state of Goiás, where the cerrado that covers much of central Brazil…

cupuaçu fruit Although it's as yet virtually unknown outside Brazil, chocolate's close relative, the cupuaçu, has always been loved…

All Brazilian farofas combine manioc flour ( farinha ) with some sort of fat or oil to moisten and flavor the dry, lightly-flavored flour. …

Photo courtesy Come-Se When Brazilians eat grilled or roasted meat or fish, the side dishes are plain white rice, beans and a golden-colore…

Porco caipira The Brazilian Portuguese word caipira is one of those emotionally-charged words which carry a lot of connotations, both posit…