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Being a vegetarian -
or at least a strict one - is no easy matter in Brazil. Many
Brazilians are unwilling vegetarians, of course, surviving on the
staple diet of rice, beans and farinha - and there's wonderful fruit
everywhere - but this is not food that you'll find in restaurants,
except as side dishes.
If you eat fish there's no problem, especially in the Northeast and
Amazonia where seafood forms the basis of many meals. You can
usually get a fair choice of vegetarian food at a comida por kilo
restaurant, and in the larger cities there are occasional vegetarian
restaurants (usually described as Restaurante Natural), although
they are often only open during the day.
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But otherwise you're
up against one of the world's most carnivorous cultures. In the
south and centre-west, churrasco rules - served at restaurants where you
eat as many different cuts of meat as you can manage, and where
requests for meals without meat are greeted with astonishment. At
most restaurants - even churrascarias - huge salads are available
but, if you're a vegan, always enquire whether eggs or cheese are
included. If you get fed up with rice, beans and salad, there are
always pizzerias around.
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