Unless you have been a vegetarian your whole life - or are capable of eating vast quanities of food at a sitting, I wouldn't drive 2 hours to go to a Brazilian churrascuria. Then again, I have driven 2 hrs for far worse things...

Just a tip - learned after living in Sao Paulo for a while - DON'T take the meats that they bring you during the first couple of rounds.

It is a trick. (Just like the whole salad bar is a trap!)

They are trying to get you full off of the "cheap" meat - beef ribs, chicken, pork... so you don't eat a lot of the expensive stuff - especially the "picanha"...

"The Picanha is actually the cap that sits on top of the Top Sirloin Butt Roast. The Top-Butt is made up of the Culotte muscle and the Top Sirloin (minus some trimmings). So, if you have a butcher that deals with Top Sirloin, just ask for the Culotte, which is triangular in size. They can be very difficult to come by, but because of that beautiful fat cap it has, the Culotte is worth the effort."

http://askabutcher.proboards.com/ind...play&thread=90

The "picanha" ("Peek-cahn-yah") is the best meat most of these steakhouses offer and you should ask for a TON of it - don't be bashful or ashamed!!! Hell, I would **ONLY** eat picanha if I went to a currascaria again!

If you are going to pay a lot for a Brazilian churrascaria, make THEM pay by giving you the good stuff!

FYI, they make their money via their bar/drinks. Caparinhas are the cheapest drinks on the planet but somehow cost $10+ each... they are counting on you ordering 4 of them....