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Feijoada carioca is black beans stewed with salted and smoked pork and beef, served with rice, collard greens, farofa and orange; in Brazil we have verified places to eat it in Rio de Janeiro. Start with where to eat Feijoada carioca in Rio de Janeiro.
Feijoada carioca is black beans stewed with salted and smoked pork and beef, served with rice, collard greens, farofa and orange. Rio eats it on Fridays and Saturdays, often to samba.
Feijoada made with black beans and pork and beef cuts is printed as early as 2 March 1827, when a Recife inn advertised an excellent feijoada à brasileira on Thursdays. In Rio it is served in botequins and restaurants on Fridays or Saturdays all year, often beside rodas de samba. On 23 April, Dia de São Jorge, houses cook it for the saint: Time Out Rio explains that black beans are considered food of Ogum, the orixá linked with Saint George.
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Where to eat Feijoada carioca in Rio de Janeiro: the editor picks
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Guided tour · 3 hours
Taste Brazil's iconic feijoada dish in Rio de Janeiro. Enjoy hotel pickup, a guided culinary experience, and roundtrip transfers.
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