"Rank: #4 "A carnivore’s idea of heaven, A Casa do Porco means ‘House of the Pig’ in Portuguese, and with everything from crunchy chunks of pancetta crackling to pork tartare, it’s a true porcine pilgrimage, with all meat 100% Brazilian. In 2019, it debuted in The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list at No.39."

"Rank: #12 "After running acclaimed restaurant Epice in São Paulo, which made him famous in the gastronomy world, Alberto Landgraf moved to Rio de Janeiro and took the time to create Oteque exactly the way he had always imagined it. From the modern décor to the open kitchen, and from the sound system to the most advanced cooking equipment, Landgraf put his personal touch on everything in the restaurant."

"Rank: #13 "Former punk and DJ Alex Atala ripped up the rule book in true rock 'n' roll style when he set up D.O.M. in 1999, fusing fine dining with wild and wonderful ingredients from the Amazon basin."

"Rank: #21 "The combination of world-class cooking and a stunning dining space in the Botafogo neighbourhood, as well as service so warm and friendly that it earned Lasai the Art of Hospitality Award at Latin America's 50 Best Restaurants 2019."

"Rank: #23 "Named both Latin America’s and The World’s Best Female Chef in 2014, Helena Rizzo is one of Brazil’s best-known chefs, as well as a mentor on culinary TV show The Taste Brasil. In 2015 she brought out a cookbook, Maní, with her former partner and fellow chef Daniel Redondo, featuring some of the restaurant's most popular recipes, as well as forewords written by Joan Roca and Alex Atala. São Paulo natives, or paulistas, and gastro-tourists flock here to try exquisite dishes with a Brazilian twist."

"Rank: #26 "Luiz Filipe Souza opened Evvai in São Paulo’s upmarket Jardins neighbourhood in 2017, after training in Italian restaurants including Fasano and Piselli in São Paulo and Reale Casadonna in Castel di Sangro. In 2018, he represented Brazil in the Bocuse d'Or international cookery competition, reaching the finals in Lyon."

"Rank: #33 "Traditional Brazilian food served in the vibrant atmosphere of a no-reservations village bar."

"Rank: #44 "The 2018 Miele One To Watch, led by chef and activist Manoella Buffara, now deservedly sits on the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list. The 20-seat restaurant in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná forms the epicentre of myriad food projects led by the charismatic 36-year-old, known by all as Manu."

"Rank: #20 "Sustainability is a buzz word throughout the restaurant world, but few Brazilian chefs match up to what 29-year-old César Costa has achieved since 2018 with his planet-friendly restaurant in São Paulo’s bohemian Vila Madalena neighbourhood. Here, the chef creates vegetable-centric dishes with organic local produce, cutting out plastic, composting all waste and using solar energy."