"Drawn by promises of prosperity, Kátia Barbosa’s family immigrated to Rio from Brazil’s rustic northeast a generation ago. Her restaurant, Aconchego Carioca (which translates to something like “the Rio embrace”), serves pretension-free fare: beef jerky, thick yucca fries, manioc flour, chewy white cheese, and the iconic feijoada fritter — a now-ubiquitous delicacy based on the classic Brazilian bean stew — that Barbosa invented here. The impressive beer and caipirinha selection deserves a whirl, and the new venue (just a few meters from the previous location) begs guests to linger." - Rafael Tonon, Taylor Barnes
