Café restaurants in Brazil
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Cafecito
A few steps above street level, this open-air café serves imported beers, desserts, cocktails (caipirinhas and mojitos), tapas plates and gourmet sandwiches (with ingredients such as smoked trout, artichoke hearts, prosciutto).
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Miracolo
Buzzing with activity day and night, this popular snack spot features outdoor seating on the cobblestones of Paraty's biggest square. Run by an Italian expat, it's a relaxing place to watch the world go by while sipping a beer.
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Confeitaria Colombo
Located inside the Forte de Copacabana (admission R$2), this café has shady outdoor tables with magnificent views of Copacabana Beach.
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El Capitão
This buzzy and friendly staple has a big terrace, well-poured chopp (beer), and a menu of pizza and other food.
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Pizzaria Tribos
One of a handful of kiosks in a small park a block off the main plaza, Tribos serves up tasty pizzas at small outdoor tables and gets kudos for playing something other than forró or Brazilian pop (or simply blasting the TV). Select from one of the dozen or so usual suspects – shredded chicken, prosciutto, tuna, palm hearts – while head-bobbing to Maria Rita, Natiruts or some good ol’ U2.
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Café Do Rodrigues
Inside the charming Centro branch of the Livraria da Travessa bookstore, Café do Rodrigues is a suitable setting for philosophical conversation when the world – or the humidity – has worn you down. Browse for books, then peruse your finds over a torta do palmito (heart-of-palm quiche), a hearty soup or a flavorful salad.
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Skina dos Sucos
Stake out some counter space at this busy eatery, where you can order snacks and sandwiches to go along with sucos (fresh juices) made from Amazonian fruits, including guaraná (a tropical berry thought to have numerous medicinal properties), cupuaçú (sweet cousin of the cacao fruit) and graviola (custard apple).
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Chocolates Ouro Preto
Best known for its hot chocolate and other sinful indulgences, this newly opened branch of Ouro Prêto’s hometown chocolate factory also serves sandwiches, soups and other savory snacks for under R$10. The original branch at Rua Getúlio Vargas 72 keeps the same hours and prices.
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Café Severino
In the back of the Argumento bookshop, this charming café is a cozy place to hide away with a book or a new friend. In addition to coffees and lighter fare – sandwiches, salads and desserts – it’s justly famed for its tasty crepes (try the salmon with Gruyère).
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Café do Theatro
Part of the Memorial dos Autonomistas, this low-key café serves great coffee and light meals, including sandwiches and quiche. Daily specials (R$10 to R$18) are more substantial, and there’s an extensive wine and cocktail menu. Under renovation at the time of research.
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Kurt Kaffe
A café, French-inflected restaurant and antique store, this charming waterfront place attracts travelers and local bohemians alike with its live music, fresh oysters (for which Cananéia is renowned), booze and garden seating under the shade of a cashew tree.
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Margarida Café
At the edge of the old town, this cavernous yet cozy café has great drinks, plus wood-fired pizzas (from R$19) and inventive meat, fish and pasta dishes. There’s live MPB music (Musica Popular Brazileira) every night from 8pm, with a R$7 cover charge.
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Livraria da Travessa
For budget dining with a touch of Savassi flair, try the sidewalk café at this bookstore just off Praça da Savassi. It's a great place to enjoy local street life. Sandwiches, salads, and pasta are all delicious, and there's occasional live music.
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Envídia
Step into this elegant café for heavenly chocolates, ice cream, cakes, teas and coffees. The setting is a cozy escape from the city with its old-fashioned tile floors, dainty chairs and tables, and broad pieces of artwork decorating the walls.
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Café do Bom Cachaça da Boa
With a vaguely professorial air, this wood-lined café and bookshop doles out sandwiches, coffees and ice cream, but it’s best known for its cachaça menu – with over 100 varieties available (from R$3.50 to R$29 per shot).
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Jasmim Mango
Well-placed beside the bonde stop, Jasmim Mango is a charming spot to linger over sandwiches, quiches, pastas, pizzas and desserts. There’s an airy patio in back and several computers on the 2nd floor for checking email.
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Marizé Gourmet
This airy two-story restaurant is ideally suited to samba-club-goers in the area. It has big windows from which to watch the street action, and tasty salads, sandwiches and bar snacks. There's live music Thursday to Saturday.
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Felice Caffè & Gelateria
Felice serves gourmet sandwiches (grilled veggies, steak, thick burgers), juicy grilled dishes, bountiful salads, and rich Italian-style ice cream, pulled from the highly enticing front counter.
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Sahara
The new favourite in town is this small, inviting café serving up heavenly falafel sandwiches, plates of hummus and tabbouleh and refreshing lassis (yogurt drinks).
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Café Botânica
This letterbox-sized café and bistro serves tasty bites, like goat cheese quiche, pumpkin soup and homemade sandwiches. Don’t neglect the tasty pie and cake selection.
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Café Arlequim
In the middle of a book and music shop, this small, lively café is a fine spot to refuel, with Italian (Illy) coffee, sandwiches, salads, quiche, lasagna and desserts.
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Cafeína
This popular café, in the heart of Ipanema, has outdoor tables for enjoying coffees and freshly made sandwiches, flavorful salads, quiche and some very rich desserts.
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Mãe Natureza
Nightly bar and pizza service, with great international music and tables set up on the street right outside the shop. Good place to meet other travelers.
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Casa do Chocolate
Besides the delicious chocolate cake and hot chocolate you'd expect, the Casa serves up big sandwiches, apple strudel and 50 different ice-cream flavors.
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Armazém do Café
Dark wood furnishings and the scent of freshly ground coffee lend an authenticity to this Leblon coffeehouse. Armazém also serves snacks and desserts.
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