New York Area’s 15 Top Brazilian Restaurants | Eater NY

"A half dozen Brazilian kilos have popped up in Astoria and Jackson Heights over the last few years. These places provide bargain meals that include salad and hot food ladled from a steam table, and barbecue from a rotisserie that offers five or six meats at one time, of which top sirloin, skirt steak, sausage, and chicken are often the most desirable selections. Food is sold at various prices by the kilo — or, in this country, the pound. Rio Grande occupies some new real estate in Astoria, with pristine greens and composed salads, and dough-based snacks like coxinhas (chicken fritters) and pasteis (fried empanadas)." - Carla Vianna