A Churrascaria (shoo-HOSS-ka-REE-ah) is a Brazilian steakhouse. Churrasco is the cooking style, which translates roughly from the Spanish for 'barbecue'. However, it in order to avoid confusion, it is important to state that in the rest the of South America, the 'barbecue' method of cooking meat is known as Asado.

Distinctly a South American style rotisserie, it owes its origins to the fireside roasts of the gaúchos of southern Brazil (from the Pampa region), centuries ago. In modern restaurants, Rodizio service is typically offered. Servers come to your table with knives and a skewer, on which are speared various kinds of meat, be it beef, pork, filet mignon, goat, chicken, duck, ham and pineapple, sausage, fish, or any other sort of local cut of meat.

In most parts of Brazil, the Churrasco is roasted with Charcoal. However in the South Region of Brazil, mostly close to the borders of Argentina and Uruguay, embers of wood are also used.

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• Fogo de Chao - Restaurant Chain
• Texas de Brazil - Restaurant Chain
• Plataforma - Restaurant Chain