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Chef Vinícius Pires Opens Cena at Emiliano SP: Contemporary Brazilian Cooking with a Bocuse d'Or Edge

National Bocuse d'Or winner Vinícius Pires opens Cena at Hotel Emiliano SP with a menu spanning tuna crudo with ora-pro-nóbis to pasta with Amazonian tucupi and scallop — the most anticipated chef debut of the São Paulo season.

August 1, 2026

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Chefs Week Rio 2026: The Festival That Puts Rio on the Global Culinary Map

From July 25 to August 2, Chefs Week brings its first Latin American edition to Rio with Vítor Matos, Thomas Troisgros, João Paulo Frankenfeld and Alberto Morisawa across banquets, masterclasses and gastronomic routes through Rio, Niterói and Serra Fluminense.

July 7, 2026

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Rio dominates 50 Top Pizza Latin America ranking with Bento Pizzeria jumping to 11th place

The 50 Top Pizza Latin America 2026 ceremony consolidated Rio as the artisanal pizza capital of Latin America, highlighted by Bento Pizzeria's jump from 36th to 11th place.

April 27, 2026