There are a number of options available for those in search of appetizers, full meals, snacks, and even ice creams without stepping out of the comfort of one's room or apartment.

Food delivery is a popular service among cariocas, especially so on rainy days and weekends, and can be requested online or through a direct call to the establishment, if speaking and understanding Portuguese is not a problem for the caller.

Ordering online has the advantage of allowing browsing through the many options of restaurants and dishes that each restaurant offers before ordering - These are useful services for people who cannot or do not want to make a call for food.

ifood is in the brazilian market since 2011, and represented a significative advance in the food delivery market - not forcing the customer to keep all the magnets on the fridge, and menus in their kitchens was a big step that definitively changed carioca's dinner time.