The 12 Best Food Experiences in Brazil

1.Eat, drink, and discover Rio like a local — with a local.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $94Our pick

Join Murillo Pijnappel at 19h for a three-hour walking tour through four character-filled Copacabana bars. You will taste local snacks, try a different drink at each stop, and hear stories about Rio, Brazilian culture, and the neighborhood. Groups are capped at eight, making this a relaxed way to meet people and find places you would likely miss alone.

“Murillo is an awesome guide. The food and drinks; all great!! Would highly recommend anyone looking to do a food tour to book with him.”

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2.Liberdade Street Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 73 reviews · 2 hours · from $60Best value

Walk São Paulo’s Liberdade neighborhood with English-speaking guide Giuliano, tasting Japanese pastel, onigiri, takoyaki or tempura, Korean choux pastry, sugarcane juice, and more. You’ll hear about Japanese immigration, Afro-Brazilian roots, and newer communities from China, Korea, Congo, and Haiti. The small group is limited to 10 people.

“Fun and filling afternoon. Giulano, an Italian who has lived in Brazil for many years, was engaging, knowledgeable, very fluent in English, energetic and intelligent. He basically shared a variety of his favorite Brazilian street snacks (ex. empanadas, pastel Japones), and took us an engrossing 3-hour tour of Liberdade. His knowledge of the area and of Brazil’s history is deep, wide-ranging and comprehensive. Highly recommend.”

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3.Gastronomic Tour São Paulo – Culture & History Through The Art Of Food – Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 50 reviews · 5 hours (approx.) · from $249

Spend about five hours with a bilingual guide such as Monica, Vicky, Doris, or Laura, tasting pão de queijo, coxinha, pastel, brigadeiro, fruit, coffee, and cachaça. Your private tour includes hotel or airport pickup, transport, and all tastings, with time at São Paulo’s Municipal Market, Vila Madalena, and Jardins.

“I had an excellent time with Doris. She was very knowledgeable about all the restaurants and bakeries and all the different foods we ate and their origins and history.”

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4.Food Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 26 reviews · 3 hours · from $60

Spend three hours exploring Manaus’s Adolpho Lisboa Market with a bilingual guide, tasting tapioca, cupuaçu juice, Amazon fruits, açaí, guaraná, and possibly regional fish. Guides such as Felix and Josi have earned strong praise, though English ability and transport can vary. Hotel pickup, drop-off, and a group of up to 10 are included.

“Guide had only a very basic knowledge of English. Difficult to comprehend him and difficult for him to understand us. He gave very little information to us about where we visited. The transportation was in his personal car that was way too small for a driver plus four adults passengers. He kept promising that a bigger car was coming but it never happened. He did not take us to see all the market. We missed the fish market almost totally. Saw only a bit of it as we later discovered on another market tour. This tour was not even worth half the value of what we paid. I will not…”

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5.Barra da Tijuca Walk & Food Tour with Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 19 reviews · 3 hours · from $0

Explore Barra da Tijuca with an English-speaking guide, tasting Brazilian snacks, main dishes, desserts, beers, caipirinhas, and shots. Walk Jardim Oceânico, visit Gigóia Island by ferry, and eat along Olegário Maciel Avenue. Eduardo has led recent tours, but expect cash for the ferry and guide contribution, plus extra food and drinks.

“wahnsinns tour, für den Spottpreis bekommt man so viel essen und Informationen. es ist aber Tip based, man sollte es schon danken 🙂‍↔️”

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6.The Best Food Tour: Taste the Most Authentic Flavours of Rio

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 18 reviews · 4 hours · from $75

Meet at Tacacá do Norte Gourmet for a four-hour tasting walk through Rio’s Little Africa. Your guide leads you to local restaurants for more than 10 Brazilian samples, from tacacá and açaí to angu, empadas, coxinha, pastries, and cachaça, then brings you toward samba at Pedra do Sal. Tours run in English, Portuguese, or Spanish.

“Lia was a great guide and shared some excellent information about the history of Rio. We visited several places and enjoyed different food and drink. The visit to Pedro do Sal was really fun.”

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7.Premium Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfers

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 6 reviews

Spend Carnival night in a Rio Sambadrome camarote, a private box just meters from the parade. Your package includes hotel pickup, return transport, buffet food, self-service beer, premium spirits, live shows, and a guide in English, Portuguese, or Spanish. Camilla is one guide praised for making the night memorable.

“Camilla was amazing and made the carnival experience extremely memorable.”

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8.Sao Paulo, Pinheiros – Food & Graffiti Tour | in English

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 6 reviews · 2 hours · from $70

Walk through Pinheiros with guide Giuliano or another multilingual host, pairing Brazilian snacks and sandwiches with beer, craft beer, and two ice cream flavors. You’ll see new graffiti, hear the stories behind public art, and get a small-group introduction to one of São Paulo’s oldest neighborhoods. Vegetarian options are available.

“Highly recommended tour with Giuliano being very nice host explaining background of street food and graffiti's and answering all questions.”

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9.Food, Culture & History Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 5 hours · from $275

Spend five hours with a private bilingual guide exploring São Paulo through pão de queijo, coxinha, pastel, brigadeiro, coffee, cachaça, fruit, and more. Visit the Municipal Market, local bakeries, downtown sights, and Vila Madalena. Guides such as Doris and Laura bring food, architecture, and city stories together, with pickup and drop-off included.

“what a great layover activity this was. we learned a lot about the food of Brazil, the stories about them, and a lot of amazing architecture. Do it hungry, so much food!”

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10.City tour, food, night attractions and more!

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 8 hours · from $150

Spend eight hours with Nico Santana exploring Rio by comfortable vehicle and on foot. See Dona Marta, Lapa, Selarón Steps, Olympic Boulevard, Tijuca Forest, Sugarloaf and Urca. The private tour can adjust to your interests, weather and road closures. Tickets, dinner and the optional samba night are extra.

“Amazing tour! Nico customized it based on our interests. Highly recommend!”

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11.São Paulo Carnival Seating with Food, Drinks, & Transfer

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews

Join a local guide for São Paulo’s Carnival parade at the Sambadrome. From a high-level box near the catwalk, you’ll watch twelve samba schools, enjoy self-service beer, spirits, soft drinks, and food, and use a separate entrance. Hotel pickup, multilingual guidance, and returns at 3:30 AM or around 7:00 AM are included.

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12.São Paulo Food Tour: The Flavors of Brazil

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 3 reviews · 4 hours · from $235

Spend four hours tasting São Paulo with a private bilingual guide. Visit the 80-year-old Municipal Market, try mortadella sandwich or codfish pastry, then stop at a beloved bakery and café for coxinha, pão de queijo, espresso, and grilled bread. Guides Doris and Vicky are named in the tour feedback, with Vicky noted as a former chef.

“Vicky is a former chef who knows a lot about food!”

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