Porcao and Samba City

Per my Brazilian coworker´s suggestion, we must go to Porcao, a Brazilian steakhouse, so we went and spent two hours eating there. The view was breathtaking. The Sugar Loaf was very close and the water calm after a storm this afternoon. We ate many rounds of beef of various cuts, all marinated to perfection, grilled medium rare to medium and frequented its buffet for other goodies. It´s all you can eat, but after sushi and beaf and six big portion of side dishes that came with the meal, I stopped. The next table of a dozen or so men came before us and took several cigarette breaks during the meal and came back for another round of meat after we were leaving. Food kept being served even though we put the red stop sign on our table indicating no more ´sim por favor´. At times, the waiter almost pushed the meat onto our plates. It´s freshed grilled, hot and juicy. He was eager to show off and we could not say no.

I also tried a dessert called kinzi, it was made of egg, caramel and coconut and was extremely sweet even for my big sweet tooth.

at 7 30, we booked a tour to Samba City for a mini carnival show located in the samba school in Suburb Gamboa. The show started at 10 and ended with the floats going out onto the streets. We all put on hats of feathers in all colors and shapes, danced with the samba dancers from the show. There were fireworks. People were waving their arms and shaking their hips. Music was loud in the air. The happy atmosphere was contagious. We got a glimpse of the famous Rio de Janeiro carnival.