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"MMMM! I love plantains, especially sweet ones. This is a lower fat method of making "maduros" without the use of oil and frying in a pan."

Ingredients: cooking spray, plantains...

"It is a delicious carmel spread from Brazil. I got this from a friend who was an exchange student there, it is the most addicting thing ever, watch out, this is NOT low in fat...quite the contrary :)but soooo worth it."

Ingredients: sweetened condensed milk...

"I found this recipe on-line for Brazilian recipes. This is posted for ZWT South/ Central America."

Ingredients: ice cubes, limes, sugar...

"A friend of mine got this recipe from her Brazilian friend who says that this shake is very popular during the summer in Brazil. It sounds kind of gross because you might associate avocados with non-sweet foods but I promise it tastes like candy. It's so good!"

Ingredients: ice, milk, sugar...

"A traditional candy from Brazil that is typically served at parties. It tastes like chocolate-caramel and is very easy to make!"

Ingredients: chocolate sprinkles, cocoa...

"My mother taught me to prepare this no-bake, easy-to-make Brazilian dessert. I love it because it’s not too sweet. Use thin biscuits that are rectangular—about 35mm x 75mm. In Australia, I use Arnott’s Malt o Milk biscuits, but any similar biscuit would be fine. You can make this dessert in any size pan, depending on how many layers you want. I get..."

Ingredients: cream, limes...

"This one came from my mother-in-law. We eat lots of rice here in Brazil, and this recipe is an easy and tasty variation on the Brazilian pilaf."

Ingredients: long grain rice, salt...

"Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil. The drink is made with cachaça (pronounced - kuh-sha-suh). It is technically a brandy and a member of the aguardente family. There is an old adage in Brazil: "quanto pior a cachaça, melhor a caipirinha" –– the worse the cachaça, the better the caipirinha. The name caipirinha..."

Ingredients: ice, key limes, cachaca...

"The Portuguese brought oranges and other citrus fruits to Brazil in 1500, and they are used in several dishes and juices. Students may enjoy a fruity drink, such as pineapple-orange drink, as an after-school snack. From FoodinBrazil.com"

Ingredients: sparkling water, seltzer water...

"This salad offers sweet, salty, spicy, and tart tastes in one dish. The fresh orange slices are sprinkled with salt, pepper, and sugar. From FoodinBrazil.com."

Ingredients: oranges, salt and pepper...

"Skirt steak is definitely not something you hear of too much as being served by itself (nt in a fajita, that is), but now that I've mastered the concept of making it, I love to serve it as the main course for dinner and my husband can't get enough of it. He loves Brazilian steaks, which I had never attempted to tackle until a co-worker of..."

Ingredients: skirt steaks, kosher salt...

"I found this cocktail recipe on the CookBrazil website. The Caiprinhia cocktail was designated the National Cocktail of Brazil, and has simple ingredients of limes, Cachaca liqueur, superfine sugar and crushed ice. For flavor variations, you can add other fruits like raspberries or cherries, or even cucumbers are popular in the summertime. But the..."

Ingredients: ice, lime wedges, limes...

""Vaca preta" is a very popular drink in Brazil. It's easy to prepare and tasty in the summer. Enjoy!"

Ingredients: Coca-Cola, vanilla ice cream...

"This from "Cuisines of Portuguese Encounters", in which the author gives recipes she had during travelling thru Portugal and its former colonies. This is a Brazilian recipe, named for a famous Brazilian Air Force Commander in the 1940's. He was a chocoholic. Often served at birthday parties and other festivities. I haven't made..."

Ingredients: chocolate sprinkles, salt...