Food Festivals in Rio de Janeiro

Rio Gastronomia, run by the newspaper O Globo, fills the Jockey Club in Gávea, Rio de Janeiro, with more than 35 restaurants and botecos, chefs' classes, a producers' fair and concerts over three weekends.

Mondial de la Bière Rio, the Brazilian edition of the Montreal beer festival, takes over the Píer Mauá warehouses in Rio de Janeiro for four days with about 1,500 beers from some 250 breweries.

Rio Restaurant Week runs twice a year in Rio de Janeiro, with 80 to 100 restaurants from Centro to Barra serving fixed three-course menus priced from R$59.90 to R$149.90 for a month.

Comida di Buteco Rio pits more than 150 botecos in Rio de Janeiro, Niterói and the Baixada against each other for a month, each serving one competing petisco at a fixed R$40 while the public votes.

Dia de São Jorge on 23 April brings a dawn Mass and procession in Quintino, and across Rio de Janeiro bars serve feijoada, as black beans are a food of Ogum, the orixá tied to the saint.

Rio Wine and Food Festival spreads ten days of tastings, masterclasses, a sommelier contest and a wine fair across Rio de Janeiro, closing with a weekend of producers' stands at VillageMall in Barra.

São João da Feira de São Cristóvão turns the Centro Luiz Gonzaga in Rio de Janeiro into a June arraial of forró, Northeastern trios, quadrilha dancers and typical festa junina food every weekend.