the efforts of the authorities in bringing peace and better standards of life to the community has helped its residents to live in a safe environment - containing more than 47.000 inhabitants.

the changes brought by the novel social reality allowed for new restaurants to come to life, and for old ones to bloom with the new waves of visitors. 

the chick bem restaurant, set in the isabel street, is one of such establishment - it is quite large, with a space to fit fifty people, and serves mostly light dishes, with the 'nhoque' being the most famous of the lot.

in the guarani commander street is the bar and snack bar esplanada do sabor, a popular establishment, serving a wide variety of meat dishes, although the traditional 'feijoada' remains the most solicited one.