one of rio de janeiro's biggest gastronomic events, 'rio gastronomia', occurring annually and over the course of several days, presents a circuit of the top culinary establishments throughout the region - the event has taken place in gávea at the brazilian jockey club consecutively for the past few years, featuring hundreds of rio's high-quality restaurants such as sawasdee and gula gula, which are set up at kiosks and food trucks, respectively.

establishments offer promotional prices of their most prized dishes and new and innovative specials as well - the festival is definitely a great way to sample some of the best food in rio, all in one location, and even purchase organic goods, cachaça, beer, candy, goat milk, cheese, jam, and other products from vendors.

'maravilhas gastronômicas do estado do rio', which means 'gastronomic wonders of the state of rio' is a significant project that presents an awards to rio's top gastro-connoisseurs who compete in various food divisions.