12 Food Experiences in Brazil to Build a Day Around

1.Eat, drink, and discover Rio like a local — with a local.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94Our pick

Join Murillo Pijnappel at 19h for a three-hour walk through four local Copacabana bars. Try Brazilian bar snacks, seafood, pastels, caipirinhas, beer, wine, and more while hearing stories about Rio and Carioca culture. Groups are capped at eight.

“Definitely recommend. Got to experience the local foods and drinks from places that have been part of the city for a long time. Murillo is a fantastic guide and got our group comfortable together immediately. Also plenty of food and drinks.”

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2.Liberdade Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 73 reviews · 2 hours · from $60Best value

Walk São Paulo’s Liberdade with an English-speaking guide, often Giuliano, and sample Japanese pastel, onigiri, takoyaki or tempura, Korean choux pastry, sugarcane juice, and more. This small-group tour connects food with the neighborhood’s Japanese, Afro-Brazilian, Chinese, Korean, and other immigrant influences.

“Tour was great. Guide very knowledgeable and a good communicator. Food & drinks provided were very good. Highly recommend this tour.”

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3.Gastronomic Tour São Paulo – Culture & History Through The Art Of Food – Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $249

Spend five hours tasting São Paulo with a private bilingual guide such as Monica, Vicky, Doris, or Laura. Visit Mercado Municipal, Vila Madalena, and Jardins, sampling pão de queijo, coxinha, pastel, brigadeiro, fruits, coffee, cachaça, and more, with pickup and drop-off at your hotel or airport.

“Had a great experience with Monica who has lived in Sao Paulo for over 30 years. She drove me to many of the key sites in Sao Paulo and explained the geography & history of Brazil to me. Really enjoyed our trip to the market where we sampled nuts, fruits (lots of fruits), and had very filling dishes of local favorites. It was fabulous!”

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4.Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 26 reviews · 3 hours · from $60

Spend three hours with a bilingual guide exploring Manaus’s Adolpho Lisboa Market and tasting regional foods, fruits, açaí, and guaraná. Guides such as Felix and Josi have been praised for their food knowledge, though English ability and transport arrangements can vary.

“Guide had only a very basic knowledge of English. Difficult to comprehend him and difficult for him to understand us. He gave very little information to us about where we visited. The transportation was in his personal car that was way too small for a driver plus four adults passengers. He kept promising that a bigger car was coming but it never happened. He did not take us to see all the market. We missed the fish market almost totally. Saw only a bit of it as we later discovered on another market tour. This tour was not even worth half the value of what we paid. I will not…”

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5.Barra da Tijuca Walk & Food Tour with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $0

Spend three hours with an English-speaking guide, including Eduardo when available, sampling Brazilian dishes, beers, shots, and dessert around Barra da Tijuca. Walk Jardim Oceânico, visit Gigóia Island by ferry, and finish with a caipirinha. Bring cash for the ferry and guide contribution.

“It eat so good and informative! Loved each detail and the history was begin amazing !”

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6.The Best Food Tour: Taste the Most Authentic Flavours of Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Spend four hours tasting foods from across Brazil with an English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide. Visit local restaurants in Little Africa, try dishes such as tacacá, angu, empadas, coxinha, and cachaça, then follow the music to Pedra do Sal for samba and more bar snacks.

“I liked the restaurants and the unusual foods we tasted. I would add a trip to one of the food markets. Most food tours I have been on other food tours that do this. And I find it very interesting.”

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7.Premium Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews

Spend up to 12 hours at Rio’s Sambadrome in a VIP camarote with prime parade views, buffet food, self-service beer, premium spirits, live shows, and return transport. An English, Portuguese, or Spanish-speaking guide helps coordinate pickup and your late-night journey home.

“Camilla was amazing and made the carnival experience extremely memorable.”

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8.Sao Paulo, Pinheiros – Food & Graffiti Tour | in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Walk through Pinheiros with guide Giuliano or another multilingual host, tasting Brazilian snacks, a sandwich, beer, craft beer, and ice cream while learning how São Paulo graffiti reflects politics, community, and daily life.

“I really enjoyed this tour! Our guide Giuliano was super friendly and fun, and we had a great time with the rest of the group as well. The whole experience felt very relaxed – not too rushed, but still with plenty to see. We got to enjoy a nice variety of street art, and I especially liked that the food portions were generous — not just a little bite or half a sandwich, but a full serving. The ice cream at the end was also a cute touch, and we even got to choose two flavors, which I loved! The only reason I’d rate it more like 4.5 instead of…”

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9.Food, Culture & History Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $275

Spend five hours with a private bilingual guide such as Doris or Laura, tasting pão de queijo, coxinha, pastel, coffee, cachaça, sweets, and more. Visit the Municipal Market, local shops, bakeries, and Vila Madalena, with pickup and drop-off anywhere within São Paulo.

“She was wonderful,very nice, very educated and great to be around.”

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10.City tour, food, night attractions and more!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $150

Spend eight hours with guide Nico Santana exploring Rio by comfortable vehicle and on foot. See Dona Marta, Lapa, Selarón Steps, Olympic Boulevard, Tijuca Forest, Sugarloaf, and Urca, with time for food and optional samba. Nico can adjust the route to your interests, weather, and city events.

“Amazing tour! Nico customized it based on our interests. Highly recommend!”

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11.São Paulo Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Join a multilingual guide for São Paulo’s Sambadrome parade, with hotel pickup, a high-level box near the catwalk, open bar, self-service food, shows, and optional return at 3:30 AM or after the final school at 7:00 AM.

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12.São Paulo Food Tour: The Flavors of Brazil

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $235

Spend four hours tasting São Paulo with a bilingual guide at the Municipal Market, a gourmet bakery, and a local café. Try mortadella sandwich or codfish pastry, coxinha, pão de queijo, grilled bread, and coffee. Guides Doris and former chef Vicky have earned special praise.

“nothing cab be improved I loved it ask for Doris”

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