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Churrascaria Carretao

Rua Visconde de Piraja 112, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ipanema)
021/2267-3965
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Ranked #72 of 1,223 restaurants in Rio de Janeiro
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Good for: Child-friendly, Groups, Local cuisine
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, Buffet, After-hours, Dessert
Neighbourhood: Ipanema
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London
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6 reviews 6 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2013

This is the best value churrascaria with great quality. We also tried the Copacabana brach but it was nowhere near the one in Ipanema. The staff is very friendly and helpful if you dont speak Portuguese there is always someone to explain the dishes and the meat cuts. with R$59 per person it is cheaper than many restaurant in Ipanema... More

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San Diego, California
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54 reviews 54 reviews
14 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2013

We read really great reviews about this place, so we decided to go check it out. The food is pretty good - although the lack of pao de quiejo made it not as great. The strangest thing though is that the prices we had been told by several guidebooks and people werent accurate. They dont post any prices and only... More

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See 7 more reviews by Rachel S for Rio de Janeiro
Southampton, United Kingdom
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40 reviews 40 reviews
21 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2013 via mobile

Wow what an amazing dinner! We went on a Tuesday night about 6pm, and the restaurant wasn't busy at all. We basically had a waiter to ourselves who spoke relatively good English. The price is R$59 per person, and you must pay extra for drinks/desserts. The food was amazing! A huge salad bar with hot food also available. Then all... More

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See 11 more reviews by LaurenD1701 for Rio de Janeiro
London, United Kingdom
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26 reviews 26 reviews
8 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2013

Great value restaurant with as good food as other BBQ places. The meat was mega fresh and just kept on coming - the waiters work extremely hard in this place and are so friendly even if you don't speak any Portugese. The salad bar is fair and you also get brought sides of rice, chips and fried bananas. Other side... More

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See 10 more reviews by Louise J for Rio de Janeiro
Stavanger, Norway
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34 reviews 34 reviews
29 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2013 via mobile

Good place if you want to try various grilled meats. There's a salad bar with lots of tasty options and then a bunch of servers are non-stop bringing various grilled meats for you to try

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San Salvador, El Salvador
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013 via mobile

It is all you can eat! Really good steaks, reasonable price, good atmosphere! Excellent service! So far is the best food I have in Rio!

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Munich
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43 reviews 43 reviews
16 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 23 cities Reviews in 23 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 May 2013

This place was constantly crowded but still the service is very friendly and their variety of meats is quite impressive. However it is not the best meat restaurant, simply very good value for money and a fun loud place. I would not rate it as average but as good.

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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34 reviews 34 reviews
19 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 20 cities Reviews in 20 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2013 via mobile

This place is amazing! It is half the price of better known Rio BBQ joints but excellent quality meat and spectacular service. We visited after eating next door (Amir is the lebanese joint in Rio) the week previous and seeing people streaming in Carretao en masse. Carretao has a huge range of fabulous meats served by a frenzied mob of... More

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Auckland Region, New Zealand
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6 reviews 6 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2013

A sore point was that upon arrival I asked(in Portuguese) to see a wine list and was given the option of ordering a glass or a bottle of either Chilean or Brasilian wine.A Brasilian man then came in and sat at the table next to me and was bought out a wine list without asking. A pre poured(in the kitchen... More

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Coventry, United Kingdom
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36 reviews 36 reviews
15 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2013

We came here as part of one of our trips and at about midday it was quite empty. As we passed the amazing display of side dishes, which included sushi, everybody got a bit excited and as I a lot of people do in the Harvester, filled our plates with salad and cheese etc. Then it really kicked off and... More

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