Brazil's gastronomy is positioned as one of the best in the world, with a great variety of local dishes in each of its most important cities and tourist destinations. On this occasion, we will talk about an essential aspect of Brazilian gastronomy: street food.

Street food in Brazil has given birth to many dishes and new fusions of food types, such as seafood and meat combinations with all kinds of veggies and fruits. Rio de Janeiro is positioned as the number one tourist destination in Brazil, so the street food in Rio de Janeiro has undergone constant evolution and fusions over the years and has become another tourist attraction that many travelers want to experience upon arrival in Rio de Janeiro.

Nowadays, street food in Rio de Janeiro is so popular that millions of travelers watch videos made by world-famous content creators about the recommended places to buy all kinds of street food in Rio de Janeiro. Even the production of Steet Food, a well-known series produced by Netflix, has filmed two episodes in Rio de Janeiro, which have been critically acclaimed. The travel packages that our Gotolatam travel specialists create daily allow you to take 3 to 4 tour routes in Rio de Janeiro and will enable you to visit the main places where the best street food in Rio de Janeiro is prepared.

Here are the main street food dishes in Rio de Janeiro that are the most sought after by travelers and some places our local travel specialists recommend to buy street food in Rio.

Mineiro: It is a variant of the hot dog since it consists of a bun, two sausages, lettuce, and cheese covered with chili sauce. It is uncommon to find this dish in restaurants and bars since street vendors generally sell it as a type of breakfast on the go.

Empadas or empanadas: Small pies made of flaky pastry, filled with various fillings, from cheese to chicken, shrimp, and many others. Street vendors and bars offer them in combination with cold drinks.

Bolinho: Fried dough stuffed with meat, beans, or codfish is usually accompanied by cold drinks, and, like the empanada, this snack is found in street food stands.

Pastels: A favorite dish on Sundays for Brazilians because, despite having a dough filled with dried meat, chicken, or shrimp, it is different from the rest because the dough of this snack has a high-fat content, making it much crunchier. This street food dish in Rio can be found almost anywhere in the city.

We also mention some of the recommended places, such as small local restaurants or street food places, that will take your stay in Rio de Janeiro to the next level. Let's start with the BB Lanches, the perfect place for a snack on the go in the morning; the street food stands located along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro, ‍Mania de Churrasco, is the favorite place for lovers of churrasquerias and meats.

In this post, we have only mentioned a few street foods and local foods in Rio de Janeiro, as well as some recommended places since Rio is a big city with street food stalls on every corner.