I explored the incredible food scene in Rio de Janeiro, trying Brazil's national dish and an unforgettable dry-aged fish BBQ.

Gun-toting youths watch over a street in a Rio de Janeiro slum hit hard by drug trafficking, but walk a bit further and this rough area also boasts the largest urban vegetable garden in Latin America.

Apart from its name and a mural inside featuring the namesake city in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro is a very much a Costa Rican establishment. It’s a traditional style cantina leftover from an older, ...

The material resources : land, water, and air -- Food in a Carioca way : the first inhabitants -- What is the food legacy of later immigration? -- Markets and retailing -- Restaurants and eating out ...