capricciosa is one of the best option for authentic italian pizza in rio, serving wood-fired, thin-crust pies made with imported italian flour, and the toppings are of the highest quality.

there is no shortage of pizza restaurants in rio, but many of them serve brazilian style pizzas, typically topped with lots of cheese, heavy bases, and ketchup squeezed on top of the pizza instead of tomato sauce - pizza is also eaten with a fork and knife.

at capricciosa, pizza's are made in a similar fashion to american and european style with toppings including but not limited to wild mushrooms, handmade buffalo mozzarella, wafer, thin parma ham and fresh tuna - one of their signature pizzas is capricciosa, made with tomato, ham, artichoke, mushrooms, bacon, and egg.

one can also offers calzones, cold-cut and antipasto buffet, served with slices of homemade crusty bread, and a selection of pasta dishes.