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| | Grill from Ipanema |
 | | Even if you don't ordinarily have drinks before dinner, it's hard to resist beginning a meal here with a caipirinha, a mixture of lime, sugar, and cachaca, a spirit distilled from sugarcane. |
 | | Caipirinhas are a good foil to some of the spicy appetizers--codfish croquettes (bolhino de bacalhau) or chicken-and-cheese croquettes, both served with a spicy sauce. |
 | | The best main course is the Brazilian national dish, feijoada, a hearty stew of fl beans, smoked pork, sausage, and dried beef served with collard greens and rice. |
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