📝 Descrição do episódio (PT) Neste episódio, você aprende como funciona o almoço brasileiro: horários, pratos típicos, diferenças regionais e o famoso restaurante por quilo. Um retrato do dia a dia e da refeição mais importante do país. 📝 Episode description (EN) In this episode, you’ll learn how lunch works in Brazil: typical foods, regional differences, meal times and the popular pay-by-weight restaurants. A simple and real look at everyday Brazilian life. 📝 Transcript — Episode 2: Lunch in Brazil: What really goes on the plate? Hello, you are listening to Fala Português, the podcast that helps you understand how Brazilian Portuguese is spoken in everyday life. Today’s topic is lunch in Brazil. I will explain to you, my dear listener, why lunch is considered the main meal of the day. For us Brazilians, it really is. It’s important to remember that this is different from many other countries. In Brazil, lunch usually happens between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. You can eat at a restaurant or at home. You can also order a meal from a restaurant to be delivered, or take a lunch box with you to work. There are also regional differences. In the North, South, countryside, and big cities, lunch can vary. But traditionally, what we have on the table is rice — mainly white rice — and beans. There are two common types: brown beans and black beans. In some parts of Brazil, black beans are more common. In others, brown beans are more popular. We also eat meat: beef, pork, or chicken. There are also side dishes. Some people eat potato salad with mayonnaise. Others prefer green salads with lettuce, arugula, or watercress. Cooked vegetables are also common, like potatoes, carrots, collard greens, broccoli, chayote, and beetroot. You should always keep in mind that Brazilians like abundance on the table, especially at lunchtime, since it is the main meal of the day. There is also the traditional Sunday lunch, which is usually more family-oriented. Many families prepare pasta with bolognese sauce, barbecue, or lasagna. Home-cooked food is usually simple: rice, beans, meat, a salad, and maybe a vegetable. In restaurants, a very common option is the pay-by-weight system. You serve your own plate and pay according to how much food you take. The amount you choose is what you pay for. A typical plate will include rice, beans, meat, and salad. And just like I mentioned in the previous episode, after lunch many Brazilian adults usually have a cup of coffee. I’ll finish here. See you in the next episode. See you tomorrow with more everyday Portuguese. Thank you for listening. 📝 Vocabulário do episódio / Vocabulary for the episode almoço → lunchprato principal → main mealarroz → ricefeijão → beansfeijão preto → black beansfeijão marrom/carioca → brown/pinto beanscarne bovina → beeffrango → chickenmarmita → takeaway meal / lunch boxrestaurante por quilo → pay-by-weight restaurantsalada → saladfolhas → leafy greenslegumes cozidos → cooked vegetablescouve → collard greensbeterraba → beetrootchuchu → chayotefartura → abundance / plenty of food This episode already forms a perfect sequence with the previous one (breakfast). You're building a narrative line of Brazilian routine without it feeling like a lecture — that's gold.
