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Churrascarias, beachside grills and boutique açougues. 13 steakhouses and 4 butchers and suppliers listed, updated 2026-10-04.
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Eat out
Steakhouse
Copacabana rodízio founded in 1951 beside the Copacabana Palace, serving about 30 cuts including its own butterfly picanha, plus a large buffet with oysters and sushi.
Steakhouse
Botafogo flagship of the Porto Alegre-born churrascaria chain, on the waterfront facing Sugarloaf Mountain, serving the classic gaúcho rodízio with a salad buffet.
Steakhouse
Glass-walled rodízio in Flamengo Park overlooking Guanabara Bay, opened in 2018 by Fogo de Chão founder Jair Coser on the former Porcão Rio's site; more than 30 cuts…
Steakhouse
Leblon steakhouse since 2007 with oak floors and exposed brick, grilling everything over charcoal, with a 650-label wine cellar.
Steakhouse
Troisgros-family meat house in Leblon where guests pick their steak while French-inspired side dishes are passed around the room, rodízio-style.
Steakhouse
Rio outpost of São Paulo's Rubaiyat group inside the Jockey Club, with a terrace overlooking the racetrack and Christ the Redeemer, serving beef from the group's own…
Steakhouse
Traditional Ipanema grill known for its generous couvert, the bordon-style picanha and a beef rib slow-cooked for six hours.
Steakhouse
À la carte meat house in Flamengo, founded in 1961 by Spanish brothers, grilling shared cuts over charcoal with rock salt; declared Carioca Cultural Heritage in 2025.
Steakhouse
Meat house opened in 2017 by beef specialist Marcelo Malta, focused on Angus cuts for sharing, its own dry-aging room and Wagyu on request; a second branch is at Av.
Steakhouse
Argentine-style parrilla from a São Paulo chain founded in 2004, best known for its marbled 'pobre juan' cut of bife ancho; an Ipanema branch opened in late 2025.
Steakhouse
Contemporary grill restaurant by chef Félix Sánchez serving hefty cuts finished at the table; a larger branch is in Vogue Square, Barra da Tijuca.
Steakhouse
Barra da Tijuca churrascaria that local diners often rank among the city's best rodízios; a sister churrascaria operates on Ilha do Governador.
Steakhouse
Marcelo Malta's informal meat house in Leblon, started as a meat boutique in 2016, serving grilled premium cuts and one of the city's best-known burgers.
Cook at home
Butcher & supplier
Barra da Tijuca meat boutique and grill restaurant opened in 2016 by pitmaster Rossano Mendonça, selling traceable beef, pork and lamb and running barbecue workshops.
Butcher & supplier
Leblon meat shop listed among the top-rated butchers in Rio, selling premium cuts and barbecue supplies.
Butcher & supplier
Modern take on the neighbourhood butcher, opened in 2017, where butchers cut to order and advise customers, with house-made sausages and online ordering for delivery in…
Butcher & supplier
Flagship of a Rio meat-boutique group founded in 2016 as a delivery service, selling national and imported cuts, including more than 15 kinds of picanha, alongside…
Local tips
At a rodízio, servers carve skewered cuts at the table until you turn your card to stop.
Picanha (rump cap) is the signature cut, grilled with its fat cap on.
Ask for "mal passado" for rare, "ao ponto" for medium and "bem passado" for well done.