Brazilian Stories

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Street FoodBrazilian

The Coxinha Origin Story and the Princess Isabel Legend

Brazil's teardrop chicken fritter is said to have been invented for a picky prince. The story rests on one book, and the written record points somewhere humbler: the streets of industrial Sao Paulo.

7 min read

ColonialismBrazilian

Feijoada Origin: Slave Food or Portuguese Stew?

Brazilians say enslaved cooks made feijoada from scraps. The records show a Portuguese-style stew advertised in Recife in 1827, and a full meal that came later.

6 min read

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