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Old Jan 13, 2016 | 9:39 am
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bulls71986
 
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
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Originally Posted by Sweet Willie
if you like Cachaça (the liquor used in caiprihana), make sure to stop by a market & pick some up.

The bottles we brought back were $3-$6 a bottle in local markets yet sell in the US for $40-60 a bottle.

Besides the churrascara/Brazilian BBQ places, do yourself a favor and eat local/regional dishes, a few are discussed on this wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_cuisine

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Definitely excited to try some caipirinhas there so I expect to bring cachaca back. Thinks for the wiki link I'll check it out
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