Plus: Why Brazil Is Having Its Food Moment

Brasil a Gosto

Ana Luiza Trajano gained fame for her Brazilian billy goat.

Dalva e Dito

Avant-garde chef Alex Atala's paean to Brazilian comfort food.

D.O.M.

Atala's high-end restaurant favors Amazonian ingredients over truffles.

Maní

Both Brazilian and Spanish ideas inspire the modern menus created by husband-wife chefs Daniel Redondo and Helena Rizzo.

Mocotó

Chef Rodrigo Oliveira updates northeastern Brazilian dishes, like cow's-foot soup, using modern techniques like sous vide; worth the $55 cab ride.

Published December 2009