Açaí na tigela
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Açaí na tigela in Rio is frozen açaí pulp blended into a cold cream, served in a bowl or a big cup with banana and granola, sold at beach kiosks, juice bars and specialist shops.

In the Amazon, açaí is traditionally eaten unfrozen and unblended with manioc flour or tapioca, beside fried fish or charque. In the Northeast and South it is blended with frozen fruit, guaraná and cereals into the cold cream popular in Rio, sold at most beach kiosks and juice bars. Its national and export rise began in the 1990s, with demand for healthier foods, and Pará still supplies about 85 percent of Brazil's crop.

2 editor picks for Açaí na tigela in Rio de Janeiro, ranked by editorial score. All Rio de Janeiro signature dishes · Açaí na tigela across every city.

Bibi Sucos ★ 4.1

$Street foodLeblon

Bibi Sucos is the first and most classic of its juice houses, on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, open daily from 08:30 to 23:30.

OrderFresh juices, including the house cocoa and strawberry blend, and açaí

Tapí Leblon ★ 4.0

$Street foodLeblon

Tapí Leblon fills tapioca crêpes with carne seca, brie or smoked salmon on Avenida Ataulfo de Paiva in Leblon, Rio de Janeiro, from morning to 22:00.

OrderTapí Baião: tapioca with carne seca, creamy requeijão and biquinho pepper

Learn to cook it, or eat it with a guide

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Rio de Janeiro: Private Day Tour with lunch★ 5.0 (4)

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