vendors sell grilled chicken, pork, or steak on skewers - these 'churrasquinhos' create lines of people on the city streets, especially at nighttime to satisfy the appetites of party-goers. 

vegetarianism is growing in rio, and there are a number of creative and delicious vegetarian restaurants scattered around the city, but for the most part cariocas still manifest a certain degree of confusion and bafflement, when people announce that they would rather not eat meat.

meat in all its forms, whether grilled chicken, fine steak, or succulent sausage, are sure ways to a carioca's heart - though 'carne' is the main attraction, the staple dish found at nearly every barbeque, whether at home or in a restaurant, and also found on most lunch or dinner plates, is feijão - feijão - 'e basico', or basic, and refers to both the legume 'beans' and  the brazilian national dish based on this ingredient.