2009 Rio Expat Survey Results: Treats and Daytrips

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:

1. Buzios
2. Petropolis
3. Beaches past Barra (such as Recreio, Prainha, Grumari)
4. Itaipava
5. Niteroi
6. Tijuca Forest
7. Santa Teresa
8. Ilha Grande
9. Angra
10. Sailing around the Bay
11. Cabo Frio
12. Paraty
13. Vargem Grande
14. Boa Esperanca
15. Paqueta
16. Serrinha
17. Fazenda Vargem Grande

FInally, I asked participants where their favorite place is in Brazil. Here are the answers ranked by popularity:

1. Buzios
2. 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." 
3. The NE, specifically Old City Centre of Recife, Recife, Natal, Fernando de Noronha, Salvador, Itavare, Morro de Sao Paulo, Itaparica
4. Ilha Grande
5. Paraty
6. Ouro Preto
7. Foz de Iguacu
8. Florianopolis/Santa Caterina
9. Pantanal
10. Sao Paulo
11. Teresopolis
12. Arraial d'Juda
13. Pernambuco
14. Bosque da Barra