Enjoy great food, music, art and more at Rio Gastronomia Festival 2012

In a huge country like Brazil the cuisine is very diverse and full of a variety of flavours, each one with a strong tradition from its respective region and of course with special ingredients and spices. Rio de Janeiro is hosting the Rio Gastronomia 2012, a gastronomic festival with special menus, workshops with great chefs, shows and more attractions for food lovers in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout the city and with most of the events free to the public, Rio Gastronomia 2012 (link in Portuguese) brings food, music, art and more for cariocas and tourists in Rio de Janeiro. The Gastronomic Route is one of the main attractions, with over 500 restaurants in Rio de Janeiro offering fixed-price menus with the best of contemporary cuisine. If you are looking for traditional Brazilian food in Rio de Janeiro, from August 22nd to 26th, Rio Gastronomia festival in Rio de Janeiro will set up kiosks around the city that serve only Brazilian dishes, a different menu every day. The kiosks are located in: Nelson Mandela st. close to Botafogo Metro Station; General Osório Square in Ipanema; Afonso Pena (Tijuca); Praça Seca in the west zone, Jacarepaguá; Carioca Square in the centre of Rio and Parque dos Patins at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, next to the Piraquê Club. [caption id="attachment_8058" align="aligncenter" width="555"] / source[/caption] In the artistic part of the festival, you can check out 20 wall paintings by Rio graffiti artists, at the Nossa Senhora da Paz square in Ipanema, on Carioca square (Largo de Carioca) and at the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Also, there are concerts on August 23rd (6pm) in Rio’s city centre, on the 24th (7pm) in the General Santander park in Barra da Tijuca and on 25th of August, there is a concert on General Osório square (Ipanema – 7pm).From August 17 to 27 some of Brasil’s greatest chefs will visit different sites throughout Rio de Janeiro in a big truck, with a capacity for 50 people at a first-come first-serve principle, offering cooking workshops and exclusive tasting of the chef’s great dishes. The Truck Cuisine Show (link in pt) will ride across the city through different areas of Rio de Janeiro. The event will also visit other cities outside Rio de Janeiro, such as Búzios and Itaipava. [caption id="attachment_8059" align="alignnone" width="640"] / source[/caption] This is the second edition of the Rio Gastronomia Festival in Rio de Janeiro. The festival lasts from August 17th to 27th and is a great tourist and sightseeing option if you’re travelling to Rio de Janeiro! Enjoy the exquisite culinary delights of Brazil, savour its flavours and have the best time at Rio Gastronomia 2012!