Brazilian cuisine is seriously tasty, and what better excuse to serve it up than to celebrate the Rio Olympics. Whether you're wanting to grab something from the supermarket, or rustle up your own homemade Brazilian dish, here's 10 foodie items that'll make you feel as though you're celebrating in the streets of Rio.

1. Toast with Brazilian bubbly

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Riosecco, £9, marksandspencer.com

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2. Make a Brazilian banana cake

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Brazil is known for its banana cakes, and ours is really easy to make. Follow the full recipe here.

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3. Grill some Brazilian hot dogs


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Tesco Finest Brazil Inspired Pork Sausages, £2.00, tesco.com

4. Or make their classic Feijoada dish

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This one-pot Brazilian chillio bowl is definitely great for the sporting occasion. Follow the full recipe here.

5. Fire up the BBQ and cook some steaks


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Brazilian Flavour Lamb Leg Steaks, £6.25, ocado.com

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6. Enjoy some Brazilian Acai berries

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Acai berries are full of antioxidants, so using acai powder in a nutritious smoothie is a great way to be healthy. Follow the full recipe here.

7. Drinks some Cachaça, a distilled sugarcane spirit from Brazil

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Sagatiba Pura Cachaca, £15.89, ocado.com

8. Or whip up your own classic Caipirinha cocktail

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Brazil’s national cocktail is made with cachaça, too! The full recipe is here.

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9. Drink some Brahma beer

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Brahma Brazilian Lager, £4.00, sainsburys.co.uk

9. Whip up some black bean soup

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This bean is used a lot in Latin American cuisine. Sprinkle your tortillas with paprika or garlic powder before baking for extra flavour. Full recipe here.

10. Eat Brazilian Vatapá for a quick dish

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Easy Bean Brazilian Vatapa, £3.49, ocado.com

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Vicky is our Food & Drink Director, where she oversees strategy and content across all of Hearst's brands, from recipe development to fun video franchises and everything in between.


With almost a decade's experience, Vicky was previously Editor of Delish UK, and Digital Food Editor of Good Housekeeping and she lives and breathes food content creation.


Outside of work, Vicky loves learning about wine, eating her way around the world, and hanging out with her dog Pickle.