Should the Jacaré Grill be classified as a restaurant or a bar? We're not sure. The food is excellent -- lots of appetizers (the curry empanadas are scrumptious), delicious salads and grilled meats, chicken skewers with ginger and soya marinade, and pork tenderloins with a mango chutney. On the other hand, the reason locals flock here, particularly on weekend afternoons, is to see and be seen, flirt, talk, and meet friends. The two large patios on opposite street corners offer maximum exposure to your fellow patio mates. Open Tuesday through Friday noon to midnight, Saturday and Sunday noon to 8pm.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Brazil, 4th Edition, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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