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Porto Alegre, RS

The Churrasco gaúcho

In Porto Alegre the visitor can taste the best of Rio Grande do Sul cooking. In good restaurants - as well as in popular ones - it is hardly possible not to try a churrasco, the local most important speciality.

In this region, good quality meat is essential and no gaúcho refuses a traditional churrasco (barbecue) as well as other specialities, as the famous and popular lingüiça campeira.

The Gaúcho Cooking

Next, we will present some basic information about the local cooking, the cozinha gaúcha. Coming very soon...

• Estado do Rio Grande do Sul: portal of the Government of State
• State Tourist Office
• Prefeitura Municipal de Porto Alegre: portal of the City of Porto Alegre Administration
• Porto Alegre's Secretary of Tourism

Porto Alegre's Restaurants

In Porto Alegre there dozens of good restaurants where visitors can enjoy local specialities as well as international dishes. See Restaurants for more details on this.

Looking for a Bar?

And if you are looking for a more casual place, try one of the city's bars? Porto Alegre bars.

Practical Information

Telephone Area Code (DDD): 51
Zip Code (CEP): 90.000-000
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