1. International Cuisine

2. Brazil: Geography
Brazil's topography is quite diverse. The Amazon River system carries more water to the ocean than any other river system in the world.

3. BRAZIL: Popular Dishes
Acarajé
Black-eyed peas, seasoned with ground dried shrimp and onions, are shaped into balls and deep fried in palm oil, then split and filled with a spicy shrimp and onion filling.
Popular street food

4. BRAZIL: Popular Dishes
Empadinhas de Palmito
Brazilians have their own version of the empanada called empadas or empadinhas (little empadas). Empadinhas are more likely to have a round shape, like mini pies, and exotic fillings such as shrimp or salted codfish.
These empadinhas are filled with hearts of palm (a very common ingredient in Brazilian cooking), sautéed onions, and black olives.

5. BRAZIL: Popular Dishes
Coxinha
Delicious balls of chicken salad that have been shaped into a drumstick, battered and fried.

6. BRAZIL: Popular Dishes
Brigadeiros
Little fudge truffle balls have a story in Brazil - they were named after a famous 1940's Brigadier General named Eduardo Gomes, who apparently loved chocolate.

7. BRAZIL: Popular Dishes
Feijoada
This is a dish that is meant to serve a group, and the preparation begins the night before. Several kinds of smoked meats, ribs, and beef jerky are simmered with the black beans. The meats are removed and served separately on a platter. The other traditional accompaniments are Brazilian-style rice, collard greens (couve a mineira), farofa (toasted manioc meal), hot pepper sauce, and orange wedges (to help with digestion).