Some of the pleasures of Brazil...
I asked the expats - what is your favorite Brazilian treat? Here is what they said:
I left space for them to fill in other answers, which included several mentions of fruit, feijoada, chopp, salgados, petit gateau, churros, warm sweet caramel popcorn, sao paulo pizza...
I also asked what was their favorite daytrip from Rio. Here are the responses, ranked by popularity:
- Buzios
- Petropolis
- Beaches past Barra (such as Recreio, Prainha, Grumari)
- Itaipava
- Niteroi
- Tijuca Forest
- Santa Teresa
- Ilha Grande
- Angra
- Sailing around the Bay
- Cabo Frio
- Paraty
- Vargem Grande
- Boa Esperanca
- Paqueta
- Serrinha
- Fazenda Vargem Grande
FInally, I asked participants where their favorite place is in Brazil. Here are the answers ranked by popularity:
- Buzios
- Rio - with specific mentions of Arpoador, the beach, Santa Teresa, Tijuca Forest, The Jardim Botanico, Posto 10, Barra Beach Post 8, Ipanema, and finally "My apartment in Flamengo! It provides me a wonderful retreat from my work and a great place to entertain my friends and associates."
- The NE, specifically Old City Centre of Recife, Recife, Natal, Fernando de Noronha, Salvador, Itavare, Morro de Sao Paulo, Itaparica
- Ilha Grande
- Paraty
- Ouro Preto
- Foz de Iguacu
- Florianopolis/Santa Caterina
- Pantanal
- Sao Paulo
- Teresopolis
- Arraial d'Juda
- Pernambuco
- Bosque da Barra
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