fillings can get creative and can vary widely, such as heart of palm, carne seca com catupiry (dried meat with brazilian cream cheese), and even bacalhau - pastels are typically sold along with caldo de cana, which is sugarcane juice.

a great place to visit with locations all over the city, including copacabana, lapa, tijuca, méier, barra da tijuca and leblon, is bar do adão - this bar has over 50 different pasteis to offer, made with unique ingredients and mixtures, such as the italian (sundried tomatoes, gorgonzola, and arugula), the brie with shitake mushrooms, the burrito carioca (seasoned beans with parmesan cheese), and even sweet ones like charlote (brigadeiro, nuts and apricot) - for more information visit their official website here.