a great spot for lunch or an afternoon drink while about town is maria fumaça bar and restaurant, located on the viô pedestrian thoroughfare in downtown miguel pereira.

here one will find an exemplary brazilian tavern experience,  complete with outdoor seating, ice cold beer and local favorites such as picanha and galeto na b rasa - steak and barbecued chicken, respectively.

the name maria fumaça, mary the smoker, comes from a popular nickname for steam locomotives during the heyday of railroads in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries - aside from the excellent food, drinks and location, the resto-bar is popular for its low prices.