the man who introduced brazil to the wonders of macrobiotic living is named tomio kikuchi, who now owns a simple macrobiotic restaurant in são paulo with his son - flavio zanatta was also one of the pioneers of this diet, and he created the macrobiotic association in rio de janeiro. 

there is also a restaurant devoted entirely to the macrobiotic lifestyle, located in centro, called restaurante da associção macrobiótica which is highly recommended by vegans, vegetarians, and veggie-lovers alike.  ● more ●

another must-visit venue, that delivers, is restaurante metamorfose, an eco-friendly restaurant serving organic and high-quality farm fresh cuisine, amongst a wide-variety of other natural and integral health food products, such as  japanese ume fruits and extracts, whole wheat breads, sea salts, malt sweeteners, and more.         ● more ●