Originally Posted by
ULMFlyer
No, "no ponto" means medium only. And it's very common and what I usually ask for when I'm down there. If anything, well done is much more uncommon in Brazil.
ah, perhaps that's it then - that's the standard, and it's overcooked for my carnivorous tastes.
I may be crazy but I swear "a punto" in Argentina is slightly less cooked than "no ponto". I have no empirical evidence to back this up, but would be perfectly willing to start a 'study'