barbecues are always accompanied with delciious sides which complement and give balance to the palate from all the meat - here are a few of the sides that are staples at a typical brazilian churrasco.

a brazilian delicacy and a versatile side is the famous farofa, which is manioc flour, generally coated in fat or butter - chefs often like to play around with ingredients included in the farofa dish, adding corn, roasted bacon, fried sausage, eggs, parsley, onion, bananas, cabbage, salami, garlic and a wealth of other inventive garnishes.

rice is another must at any true carioca barbecue, and is it is subtle but tasty accompaniment to the various meats, which balances out the richness of meat flavours beautifully.