A short Metro ride carries us into Santa Cecília, one of São Paulo's most characterful neighbourhoods. Long favoured by artists, musicians, students, and old-school residents who refuse to leave, it's a district where faded mansions, trendy bars, and family-run eateries comfortably coexist. Here we dive into dishes that tell the story of Brazil's Northeast. Baião de dois combines rice, beans, cheese, and dried beef into a deeply comforting dish that punches far above the sum of its parts. Alongside it comes rich black bean broth and impossibly crisp torresmo, the pork crackling that Brazilians treat with almost religious devotion.
A short Metro ride carries us into Santa Cecília, one of São Paulo's most characterful neighbourhood…