Hands-on cooking classes in Rio de Janeiro that teach you something you will actually make again at home.

Classes worth booking

Cook in Rio, Brazilian Cooking Class ★ 4.4

Brazilian home cooking: picanha or fish moqueca, banana farofa, brigadeiro and caipirinhasGroup: Up to 10 guests From US$95 ipanema

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.

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Cook in Fiesta, Brazilian BBQ Class ★ 4.3

Brazilian churrasco: grilled picanha, cassava sides, tapioca crepe, caipirinha and batidaGroup: Up to 10 guests From US$110 copacabana

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.

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

Rotating six-hour hands-on courses: Japanese, Korean, fresh coloured pasta, French choux and puff pastryGroup: Opens subject to a minimum enrolment R$1,400 botafogo

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.

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Estação Sabores Zona Sul, Chef Classes in Ipanema ★ 4.3

Evening classes by Rio chefs: French bistro, sushi technique, Italian and conscious cookingGroup: 16 places in the September 2026 sushi class R$120 ipanema

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.

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