The botequim: A Rio de Janeiro tradition...every neighborhood has its
favorites...For more on this Rio institution, check out our Brazilian Appetizers Page (for a codfish balls
recipe...). Also, check our recommendations for botequins in Rio on Little
Black Book. This picture was taken at a neighborhood institution in Humaitá: it's a restaurant, but very appropriately named Botequim.
The picture above was taken at our favorite botequim or
boteco: Jobi in the Leblon section of Rio, teeming with people, as usual. We always start with codfish balls and a caipirinha, of course...and try to get there at odd hours to avoid the crowds.
