the typical dish of every carioca home is feijoada - on saturdays, from the chicest beach-side apartments to the most humble home in the hills, a pot of this national favorite can be found on the stove.

although the idea of a meat and bean stew has portuguese origins, brazilian feijoada is legacy of slavery. every culture that has tragedy in their history has a dish like this - a starch, likely beans, and the toughest cuts of meat, the ones the rich and powerful had no use for.