Top Cooking Classes in Brazil

Le Cordon Bleu Sao Paulo, The Art of Cooking Like a Chef ★ 4.6

Le Cordon Bleu's Sao Paulo campus in Vila Madalena runs this five hour hands-on workshop teaching core chef techniques, one of several short courses on its calendar.

Escola Wilma Kövesi de Cozinha, Peixes ★ 4.5

Chef Mauricio Lopes teaches five fish preparations, baked, crusted, en papillote and in coconut milk, in this single evening class at the Wilma Kovesi school, founded in 1985.

Cook in Rio, Brazilian Cooking Class ★ 4.4

Cook in Rio teaches a 3.5 hour hands-on class in its Ipanema studio in Rio de Janeiro: choose picanha or fish moqueca, cook nine recipes and drink unlimited caipirinhas.

TipRuns Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; GetYourGuide lists an optional supermarket tour before class and hotel pickup and drop-off.

Accademia Gastronomica, Cozinha Brasileira Contemporanea ★ 4.4

Chef Giuseppe Gerundino's Accademia Gastronomica in Moema gives each student an individual station for this contemporary Brazilian cooking class, one of its single topic courses.

Cook in Fiesta, Brazilian BBQ Class ★ 4.3

Cook in Fiesta runs a 3.5 hour churrasco class on a covered patio in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: grill picanha, make classic sides and pour caipirinhas.

TipRuns Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday; a private group costs US$165 per adult against US$110 shared.

Estação Sabores Zona Sul, Chef Classes in Ipanema ★ 4.3

Estação Sabores, the Zona Sul supermarket's teaching kitchen on Rua Barão da Torre in Ipanema, Rio de Janeiro, hosts chef-led evening classes, each starting at 19:00.

TipTickets are sold on Sympla and include cashback on Zona Sul purchases; R$120 was the price of the September sushi class.

Receitaria Escola Gourmet, Brazilian Cooking Class ★ 4.3

This English-language class at Receitaria Escola Gourmet in Jardim das Bandeiras walks visitors through coxinha, bobo de camarao and brigadeiro, plus a caipirinha to finish.

Le Cordon Bleu Rio de Janeiro, Gourmet Short Courses ★ 4.2

Le Cordon Bleu Rio de Janeiro runs six-hour short courses at its Botafogo campus, from Japanese sushi and Korean bibimbap to fresh pasta and French choux, at R$1,400.

TipCourses are taught in Portuguese and open subject to a minimum enrolment; the fee includes an apron, a towel, a recipe booklet and a certificate.

Receitaria Escola Gourmet, Salgados de Boteco ★ 4.2

A single Friday afternoon class at Receitaria Escola Gourmet teaching four classic boteco snacks: chicken croquettes, codfish balls, beef croquettes and rice balls.