Apr 4, 2021 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink |
By Livia Caroline Neves / Translation: Una P. Cavalcante The primitive barbecue have been important in the concept of what, today, we call community. Since then, the barbecue crossed boundaries and reached the world. BBQ to Americans, Parrillada to Argentineans or...
Mar 29, 2021 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | English Edition by Ann Fain Feijão or “Beans” is with no doubt a popular preference on the tables of Brazilian families, especially for lunch, which is the principal meal of the day. The Feijao Mulatinho (similar to the...
Mar 10, 2021 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior The most famous Brazilian dish was created by slaves on a sugar plantation from black beans and scraps of dried meat from the master’s table. The accompanying side dish, “farofa” (fried manioc flours) is an Indian touch, while the shredded...
Jan 19, 2021 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | English Edition by Ann Fain My last visit to Salvador, Bahia was only for a couple days for a business meeting, but in that short time, I experience Bahia’s soul food and its magical music. The music caressed my spirit, sang in my heart,...
Dec 29, 2020 | Food & Drink |
A tradicional ceia de réveillon acompanha os brasileiros há décadas. Nela sempre vemos arroz, uva passa, lentilha, bacalhau, champanhe e muito mais. Todos os itens que enchem a mesa na hora da virada tem um significado. Cada um representa, a seu modo, os desejos de...
Dec 14, 2020 | Art / Culture, Brazil Spotlight, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink |
By Alejandro Gedeon It was 1989 and I was a student at Cal Arts when I saw this dark bottle from Brazil with an incredible art deco label on it. Opening it was painful. It was like opening a treasure you could only find on a shipwreck. After pouring the golden liquid...
Nov 3, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
Por Lindenberg Junior Em uma de minhas últimas viagens ao Brasil, já sendo residente dos Estados Unidos há anos, estive em minha cidade natal, Recife, acompanhado de meu filho Giovanni – na época com 17 anos. No dia seguinte de nossa chegada, junto com...
Oct 31, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior | Translation: Amanda Peter Throughout the years Brazilian services and products become very popular outside Brazil. Americans, Europeans and Asians often express interest in our unique products. Three of our most famous products outside Brazil...
Oct 21, 2020 | Food & Drink |
By Chef Vivien Cunha This is a delicious chocolate tasty snack or dessert that will satisfy you without the guilt. They are so good that you will be wondering how a dessert without sugar can be so fabulous! You don’t need to bake them, no fuss! Just assemble and...
Oct 13, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Cultura & Modos, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink, Health & Nutrition |
By Livia Caroline Neves In the U.S, specially in the last five years, the Brazilian small berry named “açaí” has gained a huge market territory and even being endorsed by important personalities in sports, music and TV as such surf legend Kelly Slater, skater...
Oct 11, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior I remember and miss the Sunday nights when I used to go to a small restaurant that served food and drink in the state of Pará, on the beach of Boa Viagem, in Recife, the city I was born. I would meet with some friends, drink Cerpa beer, and of...
Oct 9, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
Aqui seguem algumas dicas para tornar a sua festa ou recepção informal um sucesso! Além de gourmet e chique, as receitas abaixo são naturais e de baixa caloria. Antepastos Podem ser servidos como canapés e em diferentes tipos de apresentação, como em cima de...
Oct 8, 2020 | Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
By Chef Maria Pia Peter This recipe is a “boteco” (bar) favorite among Brazilians from the Northeast region, and in particular, Pernambucanos like me. Usually couple lovers or friends share this appetizer while having fun and drink a caipirinha or a cold beer. Not...
Sep 17, 2020 | Art / Culture, Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | English edition/review by Ann Fain The Brazilian cuisine has been strongly influenced by Portuguese colonization, the African roots brought by the slaves during the eighteen century, as well the Italian, German, Syrian and Lebanese immigrants,...
Sep 13, 2020 | Food & Drink |
By Chef Vivien Cunha I love Soufflés, they are light , elegant and low in calories.You can make so many varieties from savory to delicious decadent chocolate soufflés. Once you get the groove of making them, you will start wondering why you have not attempted to make...
Sep 13, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Cultura & Modos, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink |
As the largest country in South America, Brazil is home to a beautifully diverse range of landscapes – from dense Amazonian rainforests and majestic mountains to winding rivers and picturesque waterfalls, and more to be discovered. While Brazil is a unique haven for...
Sep 10, 2020 | Cultura & Modos, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Por Lindenberg Junior O hábito alimentar acompanha a própria história de cada nação. A culinária é parte importante na cultura de um povo e está presente em toda uma “evolução” ocorrida ao longo dos tempos. Alguns livros de história tentam nos passar ou...
Sep 9, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
This simple recipe for Brazilian Shrimp Stew is easy to make and takes about 25-35 minutes. It is perfect for busy weeknights or a great option if you have friends for the weekend! Brazilians call this dish Moqueca (pronounced “mo-KEY-ca”) and it can be...
Sep 7, 2020 | Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Caruru is one of Bahia’s typical dishes, which one clearly has African and indigenous influences. It is considered an offering that is offered to Orixá Xangô under the name of Amalá and also to Ibejis (both african deities). Due to the strong syncretism, this...
Aug 22, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Health, Health & Nutrition, Saúde & Nutrição |
Usadas durante séculos por Maias e Astecas por seus inúmeros benefícios à saúde, essas pequenas sementes se tornaram uma sensação nos EUA há alguns anos com a proliferação de mercados naturais e com as pessoas cada dia mais preocupadas em adotar um estilo de vida mais...
Aug 16, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | *English Edition: Ann Fain The North of Brazil, which includes the states of Para, Amazon, Acre, Roraima and Rondonia, is most known for its Indian influence. They have a diet rich in fish, root vegetables like yams or yucca and powerful and...
Jul 1, 2020 | Cultura & Modos, Food & Drink |
Um dos salgados mais populares e consumidos do Brasil, a coxinha é praticamente uma mania nacional. Com uma casquinha crocante por fora e macia e bem recheada por dentro, da tradicional receita de frango ou de frango com catupiry às mais sofisticadas, há coxinhas de...
May 24, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
Se você gosta de cozinhar, precisa conhecer os condimentos em inglês! Esse conhecimento é bastante útil quando você que aprender uma receita diferente ou de outro país e ela está escrita em inglês, por exemplo, ou mesmo se você tem costume de assistir a vídeos e...
May 16, 2020 | Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
By Chef Maria Pia Peter Queijadinha is a very popular and yummy sweet in the Northeast region of Brazil, and in special, in the states of Pernambuco and Paraiba. It is a bit similar with macaroon but much better, believe me! It is also easy to make if you have all the...
Apr 28, 2020 | Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior This recipe has incorporated tropical ingredients in Contemporary Cuisine. Actually, this was the first culinary/recipe article we have published on Soul Brasil magazine. The intention: reach your soul, go beyond the limitations of paper and offer...
Apr 9, 2020 | Art / Culture, Fit and Happy, Food & Drink, Health, Health & Nutrition |
Just as the name suggests junk food is junk. Junk food is full of calories that do absolutely nothing for your body. These are called empty calories because they have no or very little nutritional value. The truth is that most of these calories come from sugar and...
Apr 1, 2020 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
Por Lindenberg Junior Conversando com alguns donos de restaurantes de Los Angeles e outros de São Paulo, juntando certa experiência no setor e agregando meus conhecimentos de marketing e comunicador, posso dizer que os restaurantes que passam de 15 anos de existência...
Mar 12, 2020 | Art / Culture, Destaque, Food & Drink, Health, Health & Nutrition |
When it comes to dieting there are many mistakes that are made on a near daily basis. While there are many real profound mistakes that go along with the territory, there are a few that seem to have far more profound and lasting implications than others. Hopefully by...
Feb 22, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior | Translation: Angela Hasan Trout, a fish from the river and easy to be found in American supermarkets at a reasonable price, can become a sophisticated meal if you add fresh herbs as rosemary and white chardonnay wine on its preparation. In...
Feb 14, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
By Chef Vivien Cunha This an amazing dessert that is guilt free, dairy free and light! The chia seeds add a digestive quality to this dessert and chia seeds are known for lowering cholesterol and to improve digestion. You can add dried coconut , fresh berries,...
Jan 14, 2020 | Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Por Lindenberg Junior Esta receita simples de moqueca de camarão brasileira é fácil de fazer e leva cerca de 25-35 minutos apenas. Esse prato é perfeito para noites de semana agitadas ou uma ótima opção se você tem amigos e vai reuni-los no fim de semana! Os...
Jan 14, 2020 | Food & Drink, Health & Nutrition |
Have you been looking for more reasons to enjoy red wine? There’s good news, because it really does provide you with a host of health benefits. Just remember to limit yourself to no more than five glasses of week (and certainly no more than two glasses a day). Just...
Jan 13, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
By Brazilian Chef Maria Pia Peter These healthy and delightful recipes were elaborated using highly nutritious ingredients such as fish, vegetables and fruits. The Tilapia recipe using coconut milk turn it gourmet and delicious. The couple juices using Kale in both...
Jan 8, 2020 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
By Chef Vivien Cunha This is a delicious vegetarian and vegan version of an original green curry and full of amazing flavors. The jack fruit or plantains are a great addition to this dish! A bit of sweetness to the full flavors of the dish. Ingredients for green...
Jan 4, 2020 | Art / Culture, Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink |
Brazil is the third-largest consumer of soft drinks in the world, and produces they own original soft drink called guarana that is made from an extract of an Amazon fruit with the same name. It looks like an eyeball with a fleshy white fruit that surrounds dark brown...
Dec 22, 2019 | Food & Drink, Health & Nutrition |
By Chef Vivien Cunha This is a delicious gluten free alternative to a bread; made with 100% yucca and olive oil. Yucca is also called cassava and be found in most supermarkets – and latin markets usually have better prices!. Every time I make this bread...
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Oct 15, 2019 | Art / Culture, Cultura & Modos, Food & Drink |
Você sabe o que é falafel? Originário do Oriente Médio, esse salgadinho pode ser servido como petisco ou em lanches com variados acompanhamentos. Ele é feito de grão-de-bico ou fava moídos, normalmente misturados com condimentos como alho, cebolinha, salsa, coentro e...
Jul 21, 2019 | Art / Culture, Arte de Viver, Brazilian Community News, Culture & Behavior, Dance & Music, Food & Drink, Visual Arts |
Por Laís Oliveira Quem vive fora do Brasil, mas não esquece suas raízes, inevitavelmente quando chega no mês de setembro lembra logo das comemorações do Dia da Independência, que acontece no dia 7 desse respectivo mês. Mas não é porque se está vivendo no exterior que...
Jul 17, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Por Lindenberg Junior Lembro com saudades das noites de domingo em que eu tradicionalmente passava em um pequeno restaurante Paraense perto da praia de Boa Viagem em Recife (PE) para rever alguns amigos, tomar uma deliciosa (mas cara para mim na época) cerveja Cerpa...
Jul 1, 2019 | Food & Drink, Living in the U.S. |
Por Paula Coutinho e Pat Wright A melhor época do ano para passeios e atividades ao ar livre na Califórnia, sem dúvida alguma, é durante a temporada de verão, pois traz dias mais longos e azuis, perfeitos para se aproveitar as férias. Aqui, mais especificamente,...
Jun 29, 2019 | Art / Culture, Cultura & Modos, Food & Drink |
Brazil was found by the Portuguese in 1500, and there they met the Indians, fertile soil and lots of cassava. In a short amount of time the Portuguese absorbed part of the Indian culture, the way of cookery and its main star: the sweet cassava (better known as Yucca...
Jun 24, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
By Chef Maria Pia Peter The corn (and the foods we can make using this ingredients) is very popular in many countries around the world, and Brazil is not different. Here bellow you will find a kind of “Corn Cake” Brazilian style, with the use of coconut milk in the...
Jun 19, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink
By Chef Maria Pia Peter The recipe bellow is for the traditional coconut tapioca and one of the stars of Brazilian Northeast cuisine. During the last years Brazilians have innovate this traditional recipe and a sweet version become also popular with the incorporation...
Jun 4, 2019 | Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior One day during the winter here in California, I closed my eyes and transported myself to some of my favorite fishing places in Brazil for a great seafood. I imagined myself in Porto de Galinhas (60 km south from Recife, the city where I was born),...
Jun 2, 2019 | Art / Culture, Brazilian Community News, Food & Drink
Already known to many who reside in Southern California for its two restaurants in Greater Los Angeles – Farmers Market (The Grove) and Overland Blvd (Culver City), Pampas Grill opened the third restaurant in Burbank on October 12. The new establishment has a...
May 28, 2019 | Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior Many types of fish, shellfish and chicken can be made into moquecas. It’s native from the state of Bahia, in the northeast of Brazil, where cooking with creamy coconut milk is a part of daily life. Other common ingredients used in this State...
May 8, 2019 | Brazil Spotlight, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | Translation Edgar Lin Having talked with some restaurateurs from Los Angeles and with others from Sao Paulo, adding up sure experience in this sector and summing my knowledge of marketing and media, I can say that restaurants over 15 years of...
Apr 4, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
By chef Maria Pia Peter The Brazilian Shrimp Stew (Bobó de Camarão) is a classic seafood from the state of Bahia and one of the cornerstones of the Afro-Bahian tradition of cooking. It contains most of the fundamental ingredients in the Bahian cook’s larder...
Mar 27, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
Let’s associate the duck meat with a red wine sauce along with the açaí in this innovative recipe that brings us a wonderful result! The Duck Ingredients: 4 duck (or chicken, optional) breasts salt and black pepper to taste. Preparation: Season with salt and...
Mar 21, 2019 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink |
By Lindenberg Junior In one of the most recent visits to Brazil, I stop in my hometown Recife, in the northeast, with my son Giovanni (at the time with 17). We received a phone call from some of my cousins to go to Alto da Sé in the historic city of Olinda to have...
Mar 1, 2019 | Art / Culture, Cultura & Modos, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink |
O caruru é dos pratos típicos da Bahia e possui claramente influências africanas e indígenas. Ele é considerado uma oferenda que é oferecida ao Orixá Xangô com o nome de Amalá e também aos Ibejis. Por conta do forte sincretismo, esse prato também é utilizado em um...
Feb 27, 2019 | Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior | English Edition: Jennifer Parker The primitive barbecue has been important in the concept of what, today, we call community. Since then, the barbecue has crossed boundaries and reached the world. But only sixty years ago, initially with the name...
Feb 13, 2019 | Food & Drink |
What is Caipirinha? Who knows a bit of Brazil, for sure, knows what it is and inclusive, we guess, have drunk it. Brazil’s national drink and it’s distinctive flavor comes from cachaça (a distilled spirit made from fermented sugar cane juice) and lime. The...
Jan 16, 2019 | Art / Culture, Cultura & Modos, Food & Drink |
Por Alejandro Gedeon Eis como começou meu caso com uma bebida que não só me trouxe tais momentos memoráveis, como também cativou tanto a minha atenção, que acabei fazendo um documentário a seu respeito. As pessoas me perguntam por que eu faria um documentário sobre...
Dec 27, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Você gosta de comida italiana? Similar à pizza, a focaccia é famosa em vários países e tem ganhado popularidade no mundo da gastronomia por duas boas razões: é saborosa e muito fácil de fazer. Ingredientes 3 ¼ xícaras (450 g) de farinha de trigo 2 colheres (chá) de...
Dec 26, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Por Lindenberg Junior O primitivo churrasco acabou sendo importante no conceito do que hoje chamamos comunidade. Desde aqueles tempos, o churrasco atravessou fronteiras e ganhou o mundo. BBQ (barbecue) para os norte-americanos, Parrillada para argentinos ou Brasato...
Oct 21, 2018 | Art / Culture, Cultura & Modos, Food & Drink |
Por Lindenberg Junior Um certo dia durante um inverno na Califórnia, me deu uma vontade danada de saborear uma boa “Sinfonia Marítima”. Fechei os olhos e comecei a viajar nos meus lugares favoritos do Brasil que oferecem uma boa caldeirada de frutos do mar! Imaginei...
Jul 15, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Living in the U.S. |
By Lindenberg Junior Just grab a tray pile on the salads, entrees and meats. It may just be the world’s best fast food for the hungry, the health conscious and the indecisive – at least in L.A area. The original and first to be open is located inside the famous...
Jul 14, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
Por Lindenberg Junior Segundo um ditado de Brillat Savarin, “A descoberta de um novo prato causa mais felicidade que a descoberta de uma estrela”, e foi o que sentimos em nossa última visita a Porto de Galinhas, na Costa Dourada Pernambucana. Tanto eu quanto minha...
Jul 13, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
O patê é uma comida gostosa, prática e rápida perfeita para lanches entre as refeições ou para substituir um jantar, por exemplo, quando se quer economizar tempo. Os patês ou terrines tem textura e formatos variados e um de seus segredos mais importantes é ser...
Jul 13, 2018 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro |
Por Lindenberg Junior Aqui seguem algumas dicas para tornar uma recepção ou uma festinha informal com amigos um sucesso! Além de gourmet e chique, as receitas de antepasto abaixo são naturais e de baixa caloria. Podem ser servidos com diferentes tipos de...
Oct 3, 2017 | Art / Culture, Brazilian Community News, Career / jobs, Food & Drink, Life Style |
Com poucos meses de aberto, o More Market, primeiro mercado brasileiro focado em servir os residentes de bairros/cidades como Reseda, Woodland Hills, Northridge, Tarzana, Encino, North Hills, Chatsworth e outras vizinhanças, vem somando e apresentando novos produtos...
Jun 13, 2017 | Art / Culture, Brazilian Community News, Career / jobs, Food & Drink, Life Style, Money Health |
O More Market abriu as suas portas no segundo sábado do mês de abril e passa a ser o único mercado brasileiro localizado no Vale de San Fernando na área de Los Angeles, e depois de uma longa espera, depois que o Kitanda Market fechou suas portas alguns anos atrás. “O...
Jun 19, 2015 | Art / Culture, Food & Drink, Sabor Brasileiro
Bring your appetite to this Brazilian steakhouse in Summerlin, where well-seasoned, delicious meats are delivered to your table “hot off the skewer” Brazilian style original churrascarias. There are several notable achievements that set this Brazilian...
Jun 2, 2014 | Art / Culture, Back Issues Covers, Brazilian Community News, Culture & Behavior, Food & Drink
By Lindenberg Junior There was once a time when our delicious Brazilian coffee, corn starch, palm oil and dried beef, among many other imports, were considered luxury products and had to be requested from family members and friends that were coming to the US from...
