a street food loved by residents and visitors alike, churrasquinhos are skewers which can be made using chicken, pork, or steak, cooked on a portable grill for hungry passersby.

the espitinhos, or skewers, can also be made mixed, with different meats, such as meat and chicken, with linguiça, and vegetables - they can also be coated with farofa for a crispy exterior.

additionally, some stands offer salsichão, which is a large red sausage, or queijo coalho, which is a firm cheese perfect for grilling.

the name is an endearing way of saying little churrasco, these churrasquinhos create lines of people on the city streets, especially at nighttime to satisfy the appetites of party-goers - as of 2015, these eccentric food carts are legal and accepted by the prefeitura do rio de janeiro.