sucos are also very common midday drinks, normally consumed at the typical juice bars displaying tropical fruits in many colorful arrangements to show that they make fresh juices - these juice shops are all over the city, from the downtown area to the beach-side districts.

to european and north american travelers' delight, the range of fruit juices in rio expand well beyond the typical orange and apple juices from their homelands.

some of the many choices include pineapple, mango, coconut, strawberry, melon, and passion fruit, as well as a series of flavors that are specific and unique to brazil, like açai, sugar cane, cupuaçu and cajá- two fruits from the amazon.