Feijoada
Feijoada is considered to be the national dish of Brazil. It is a thick stew made from black turtle beans and a variety of salted pork and beef products. It’s an intense and heavy preparation because besides containing stew meat and beans, it is served with rice, farofa, orange slices etc. Hence, it is mostly served for lunch and is followed by a nap. Feijoada is generally found in southeastern region of Brazil, also an industrial region.
Ingredients
1.1 lb pork tenderloin
2.1 lb black beans
3.few slices of bacon
4.1 lb varied pork sausages
5.2 tablespoons vegetable oil
6.Garlic, salt, chopped onions and bay leaves
Preparation
•Soak beans in water overnight, as this will make the beans easier to cook. Drain the beans and put in a pressure cooker. Add water, the water level should be 1 inch over the beans. Close the pressure cooker and put in medium heat for 20 minutes. The beans are ready.
•Now, add 2 tablespoons oil, garlic, salt, chopped onions, 5 or 6 bay leaves and cook for about 15 minutes.
•Cook slices of bacon and cubes of pork tenderloin with garlic and salt in a separate pan-fry.
•Add all the sliced sausages and stir at medium heat until all the water dries.
•Now, add the cooked meat to the pan with black beans.
•Cook for 10 minutes to let the meat soak in black beans; and your Feijoada is ready.
Serve Feijoada with white rice and collard greens.

Caipirinha
Caipirinha, known as national cocktail of Brazil, is made with cachaca, sugar and lime. Cachaca is a product of distillation of fermented sugarcane juice.
Ingredients
1.1 lime quartered
2.1 shot cachaca
3.1 tablespoon sugar
4.½ cup ice cubes with water
Preparation
•Place lime and sugar at the bottom of a glass.
•Crush and mash the lime using a wooden spoon.
•Pour liquor, add ice and stir well; Caipirinha is ready.
Picanha
Picanha is one of the famous traditional barbecue recipes (churrasco), containing white rice, farofa (seasoned manioc flour) and vinaigrette. It is tender beef which is grilled, the beef has the layer of fat which is removed during the cooking process. This dish is quite famous with foreign visitors.
Ingredients
1.1 full piece of picanha
2.Rock salt
3.Garlic paste
Preparation
•Cut the picanha into about 2 inch-thick beefs.
•Rub the rock salt on the meat with or without garlic paste.
•Put the meat over the grill.
•Cook the meat to your preference.
•Later, skin out the outer layer and if needed, you can put the inner meat for more cooking. The dish is ready.
Picanha is served with rice and the preferred sauce.