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🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
8 places across No Reservations
Every Place Bourdain Visited in Rio de Janeiro
8 placesBar e Restaurante Urca
Rua Cândido Gaffrée
This bar serves Fried Sardines, seafood soup, and Pasteles
Uruguay Tent
Avenida Vieira Souto
Tony drank beer and caipirinhas and ate a grilled pork chimichurri sandwich on the Ipanema beach while his wife is training for a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition
Adega Cesari
Meat, meat, and more meat. Tony and Ottavia ate at this churrascaria.
Galeto Sat's
Rua Barata Ribeiro
Tony had barbecued galeto (baby chicken), which is popular for this dish. Tony had this with potato chips, broccoli rice, and farofa.
Armazém São Thiago
Rua Aurea
Known to locals as Bar do Gomes, this bar is located in what Tony calls the "most magical neighborhood" in Rio.
Rocinha
Rua Dioneia
Tony visited this favela where he was tricked into trying a "natural Viagra" by his guide.
Municipal Market RJ - CADEG
Rua Capitão Felix
Many stands were closed when he visited this food market
Gracie Barra Rio Matriz
Avenida Comandante Julio De Moura
Tony watches Ottavio's jiu jitsu match, which she wins!
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