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Photo: ShutterstockBrazilian steakhouses, known as churrascarias, offer a unique experience, especially for those who love variety. These restaurants are famed for their rodízio-style service ...
Rodizio Grill gaucho serving picanha (top sirloin). Rodizio Grill is a Brazilian steakhouse restaurant, or churrascaria, that was established in the United States.It was founded in 1995, the first to be established in the United States, [3] by founder and president Ivan Utrera, a native Brazilian born in São Paulo. [4]
Rodízio became increasingly popular in Brazil in the mid-20th century and spread around the world as experienced servers moved to open their own restaurants. [3] In Brazil, the rodízio style is sometimes also found in Italian (Italian restaurants serving pizza are especially common) or more recently Japanese restaurants. [3]
The founders of Fogo de Chão, Arri and Jair Coser, grew up on a traditional Southern Brazilian farm in the Serra Gaúcha.It is here that they learned to cook in the churrasco grilling tradition.Jorge and Aleixo Ongaratto, co-founders of the restaurant, also hailed from the mountainous countryside of Rio Grande do Sul, where they grew up on neighboring ranches. [10]
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Churrasco (Portuguese: [ʃuˈʁasku], Spanish: [tʃuˈrasko]) is the Portuguese and Spanish name for grilled beef prominent in South American and Iberian cuisines, and in particular in Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The term is also used in other Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries for a variety of different meat products.
Another variation is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, where seated patrons select dishes from a continuously moving conveyor belt carrying a variety of foods. In another variation, Brazilian rodízio style buffets feature roving waiters serving churrascaria barbecued meats from large skewers directly onto the seated diners' plates. [6]