Rio Branco Restaurants

  1. AFA Bistrô D'Amazônia

    The name has changed but this unassuming bistro remains one of the best por kilo lunch spots you'll find in the Amazonia. The city's professional classes pack in for fresh and original salad combinations, tender meat and fish dishes, and irresistible desserts. Sundays feature frutas do mar (seafood) and the price jumps per kilo jumps accordingly.

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  2. 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 are more substantial, and there's an extensive wine and cocktail menu.

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  3. Churrascaria Triângulo

    True, the ambiance here is quite lacking - it's a hotel restaurant - but if you're famished and in the mood for meat, you are sure to get your fill here. The rodízio is sort of an all-you-can-eat meat buffet: waiters pass by your table with long skewers of fresh-grilled meats that you can sample as long as your stomach and chair hold up. It also includes all the self-serve side dishes you like, as if you'll have room.

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  4. Mercado Velho

    Dubbed the 'Old Market' this is in fact part of Rio Branco's newest and most successful urban renewal efforts. An old port building was transformed into a small but pleasant food court. Grilled beef, fried fish and other comfort foods are cooked up at clean booths, and you can eat inside or on benches overlooking the river.

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