{"id":14,"date":"2010-02-04T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a61c86b2-975b-4a57-af80-d080f570af07"},"modified":"2014-06-20T16:08:20","modified_gmt":"2014-06-20T16:08:20","slug":"dining-with-teds-artful-travel-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/dining-with-teds-artful-travel-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Dining with Ted’s Artful Travel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

When traveling in Brazil, plan to be in Rio de Janeiro over a weekend for many fun reasons. On Saturday afternoons, head to the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa high above Rio with breaktaking views of the City and Guanabara Bay. Here you will find very cool shops with work by artisans, some fun bars, street artists, and good restaurants. An obligatory stop for me each time I am in Rio is Bar do Mineiro in the heart of Santa Teresa. You can get there by taxi though take the name and address with you, take bus 214, or even better by the bondinho<\/em> street car which actually passes directly in front of the restaurant (get off at the Largo dos Guimar\u00e3es stop).  <\/span><\/p>\n

One of the best things about Bar do Mineiro is the lively atmosphere. Many artists, residents of Santa Teresa and Rio, and now tourists come together in family style tables to eat, drink, and be merry. Even waiting for a table (usually required) outside the bar and flowing into the street (watch for the bondinho<\/em>!!) is a kick which is saying a lot for someone who hates to wait for tables in restaurants! Make sure to give your name to Angela for the waiting list. And if owner Di\u00f3genes Paix\u00e3o is around, make a point of saying hello to him. This guy is the real deal and also is an amazing art collector. Make sure to check out art, artisan works, and antiques on the walls of the restaurant.
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On the food front, I recommend the feijoada<\/em> (a rich stew made with black beans, meat, sausage, and other stuff) which is traditionally served on Saturdays. Also, the carne seca<\/em> is muito bom (very good)! Even though I am not much of a beer drinker, I immediately order a large bottle of my favorite Brazilian beer, Antarctica Original (the same company also makes the popular soft drink in the green cans, Guarana Antarctica). They also serve an amazing variety of cacha\u00e7a<\/em>, the potent sugarcane liquor found in caipirinhas<\/i>. Watch out for the drunken fruit in those caipirinhas<\/em>!! The portions of hearty food are generous. They have great appetizers and the frango com quiabo<\/i> (stewed chicken with okra) is pretty hard to beat. You might also experiment with the Feij\u00e3o tropeiro, <\/em>thicker than feijoada<\/em> and made with brown instead of black beans.<\/p>\n

The prices are very reasonable considering the large portions and the fun atmosphere: Main course run $7-12.<\/p>\n

Bar do Mineiro
Rua Pascoal Carlos Magno, 99
Santa Teresa
CEP: 20240-290  Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
+55 (21) 2221-9227<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When traveling in Brazil, plan to be in Rio de Janeiro over a weekend for many fun reasons. On Saturday afternoons, head to the bohemian neighborhood of Santa Teresa high above Rio with breaktaking views of the City and Guanabara Bay. Here you will find very cool shops with work by artisans, some fun bars, … Continue reading Dining with Ted’s Artful Travel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14\/revisions\/38"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tedgdecker.com\/tedsblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}