Food & Gourmet Tours

Learn to make the delicious Brazilian food you love yourself, from simple recipes using ingredients found worldwide with this fun, hands-on cooking class in Copacabana. Choose from 2 mouth-watering menus (vegetarian menu available as well), and make your own delicious Brazilian meals and traditional cocktails. Choose the Bahian Seafood Moqueca menu to learn how to make Moqueca, a seafood coconut stew, and cassava sticks, or Aipim Frito. You'll wash these dishes down with 2 different Brazilian cocktails: the famous Caipirinha, made with limes, and Batida de Coco, a coconut cocktail. Feijoada, a black bean and meat stew, is the main dish of your 2nd menu choice. You'll also learn to make Aipim Frito, or cassava sticks, as well as the Brazilian Caipirinha cocktail made with limes, and Batida de Coco, a coconut cocktail. Once you've mixed your cocktails and cooked your first traditional Brazilian meal, enjoy eating what you've made with your cooking class.

Join a delicious guided walking food tour in Rio de Janeiro's lively Santa Teresa and Lapa neighborhoods where you will visit unique local restaurants and specialty shops and sample different foods and beverages, including cachaça. Enjoy foods that contain some of the most important elements found in traditional Brazilian cuisine like açai, tapioca, and manioc flour.  Hop on a charming tram ride going over the Lapa Arches aqueduct, and passing by Ruinas Park to marvel at panoramic views of the city as you make your way from downtown to Santa Teresa. Taste local beer, as well as delicious cachaça on your route, and learn about the culture and history of Rio de Janeiro and the family traditions behind each food locales you visit. Your local guide will answer any questions you might have.

In the company of a licensed guide, you will visit farmers markets, traditional restaurants and bars only known by the locals. The tour guide will be very informative about art, history, culture and the architecture of the neighbourhoods like Urca, Santa Teresa, Lapa, Gloria, Laranjeiras and downtown. The menu includes traditional food such as: Tapioca crepes and cheese bread (both gluten-free), açai, café, cachaça, caipirinha, pastel, coxinha, brigadeiro, sweets and cakes, sugarcane juice, Brazilian nuts, fruits, juices and craft beer. You can also choose one typical meal. This menu varies a little depending on the places visited. We also have options for vegetarians. The tour is vehicles with air conditioning. This tour is in small groups, (no more than 10 people).

Experience the flavors of the 300-year-old Brazilian barbeque tradition. Feast on meats prepared with the expertise of an Assador, who understands roasting as an art form. Learn about the unique dining culture and history of Brazil. Discover the beauty of the city from the comfort of your table. Assador is nestled in Aterro do Flamengo overlooking the Christ the Redeemer, Guanabara Bay, and Sugar Loaf Mountain. The building is surrounded by balconies and a massive garden designed by Burle Marx. Savor dishes from the buffet of salads, cheeses, cold cuts, and a selection of other accompaniments. Vegetarians and those who prefer fish can choose from a menu with delicious la carte options. Finish your meal with something sweet with three dessert options