Featured · Dish Guides A whole picanha, fat cap up, sliced into thick portions on a wooden board

What is picanha, and why do Brazilians love it?

It is the cut Brazil built its churrasco on — sirloin cap, fat layer intact, salted coarsely and grilled whole. Here is what makes it different from any steak you have had, and how to order it the way a Brazilian would.

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Boteco Restaurant Celebrates 10,000+ Google Reviews and a 4.8-Star Rating in Orlando

More Than 10,000 Thank Yous More than 10,000 Google reviews. An average rating of 4.8 stars. And countless memories shared around the table. Boteco Restaurant, an authentic Brazilian restaurant on International Drive in Orlando, has reached an exciting milestone: more than 10,000 Google reviews, with an average rating of 4.8 stars. For us, those numbers […]

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What a Brazilian Restaurant in Orlando Actually Serves

Food is the obvious answer. It is not the whole one. On a full night at Boteco Restaurant on International Drive, you can stand at the pass and watch three completely different reasons for being here play out at the same time — sometimes at the same table. Understanding those three is most of what […]

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Family restaurants on International Drive that actually work

What to look for when you are travelling with children — and the questions worth asking before you sit down.

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What exactly is a “boteco”?

The word has no clean English translation. It is closer to a mood than a menu — and it explains our whole room.

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Moqueca: coastal Brazil in a clay pot

Coconut milk, dendê oil and coriander. Why moqueca tastes of the sea without tasting fishy.

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A shortlist for when the shopping is done, the kids are tired, and nobody has decided on dinner.

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Brazilian churrasco vs. American BBQ

Both cook meat over fire. Almost nothing else is the same — the salt, the smoke, the cuts and the timing.

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Feijoada: the dish that takes all morning

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