A slice of Brazil in the middle of Fort Lauderdale, Regina’s is a local favorite that’s almost always booked. At this restaurant, guests pay a flat fee and eat a family-style meal served in the owner’s backyard around a massive outdoor iron-topped stove. Offerings range from cheese bread and soups to roast chicken, fish stew, and feijão tropeiro (pink beans mixed with sausage, bacon, collard greens, and eggs). But make sure to save room for dessert and order a traditional pudim (caramel flan) washed back with a strong cup of cafezinho (sweet Brazilian black coffee). 

Behold the all-you-can-eat rodizio, a Brazilian eating style that combines a buffet with traditional restaurant service. At Chima guests pay a flat fee, then enter a dining room where servers are roaming continuously offering a variety of rotisserie cooked meats like sirloin, filet, ribs, lamb, pork, chicken, sausage, and fish. Guests are provided a double-sided green and red round card, used to indicate to the servers that the meat feast should continue or pause. The meal also includes a salad bar filled with cold cuts, cheeses, and soups. A la carte desserts of apple strudel, brigadeiro (chocolate truffle), and beijinho (coconut and condensed milk fudge rolled into small balls) complete the meal. 

This waterfront Brazilian steakhouse serves a wide-range of dishes on its menu. From hearty comfort food items like grilled sausage with caramelized onions, cod fish cakes, and pork belly, to dishes like chicken strogonoff with truffle potatoes, jumbo shrimp over kabocha squash, and a variety of steaks, there’s something for every craving. Pair the meal with one of Viva Brazil’s many creative caipirinha options and round it out with a passionfruit mousse.

No Brazilian meal is complete without feijoada, the country’s popular pork-and-bean stew, and Boteco serves it buffet-style every Saturday in five different varieties with sides like pork and beef loin, sausages, bacon bits, fried bananas, and farofa. The restaurant’s a la carte menu features no-frills bar fare such as pastel (a fried turnover stuffed with chicken, cheese or beef), chicken hearts sauteed with onions, and entrees like picanha served with two sides. The laid-back restaurant is also known for its crowd-pleasing samba nights and lively soccer match parties, so make sure to arrive early to score a seat. 

Bossa nova tunes play all day at this charming Downtown Miami cafe, and sweet and savory dishes are served with warm smiles by the owner and her welcoming staff. Once settled in the cozy dining room or bright outdoor patio, start with gluten-free pao de queijo (cheese bread) or the tapioca crepe, which comes filled with a choice of cheese, protein, and veggies. Standout mains are the stroganoff, served with rice and crispy potato sticks, the hearty feijoada, and filet mignon in wine sauce. 

Churrascarias (barbecue restaurants) are a Brazilian tradition and this one in Downtown Miami features one of the most well-priced rodizios options in town. Waiters glide through the restaurant serving a non-stop array of meats, complemented by cheese, vegetables, potato salad, and hot dishes in the salad bar. Its weekday lunch menu offers nine cuts of meat or an option of two pieces of picanha plus the salad bar, while daily dinner service has 13 different meat cuts on its menu. Lemonades and pineapple juice are also available, along a variety of caipirinhas. 

Traditional Brazilian cooking and Texan hospitality come together at this upscale churrascaria. Sixteen different fire-roasted cuts on skewers are offered in the rodizio-style experience, including leg of lamb, barbecued pork ribs, chicken, and picanha, which gauchos carve tableside. There is seemingly no end to the variety of options at the salad bar with dishes like grilled vegetables, feijoada (black beans), and lobster bisque, amongst many others. 

Meat cooked over fire and served rotisserie-style is at the center of Fogo de Chao’s menu. For those opting for rodizio service, waiters wearing typical Brazilian cowboy clothes will bring an assortment of 35 different cuts to the table, along with plentiful side orders of rice, yucca, cheese bread, and beans. The meal also includes unlimited trips to the elaborate market table and feijoada bar filled with soups, appetizers, cold cuts, and hot dishes. To finish, choose between papaya cream with topped with black currant liqueur or Brazilian-style flan.