The party started at the intersection of Jackson and Ferry streets, and continued all the way down towards the end of Ferry Street. To put this in terms of scale, its like at least twelve blocks long, perhaps more.
While this is a Brazilian celebration, many other representative cuisines of Latin America were there as well, including Puerto Rican, Colombian, Peruvian, and Mexican.
By far one of the best food items was the Colombian Hangar Steak, which came in a nice sized portion along with Maduros and potatoes and slaw for $8. I also like the fact that the guy gave Jon and I a peice to taste before buying, not unlike the techniques used by the local drug pushers. Colombia: Our best exports are hangar steak and cocaine!
The Colombians had some nice kebabs as well:
We then hit the Peruvians:
The corn with the huge kernels was tasty but a bit starchy.
The Peruvians had some really nice Orangeade:
Brazilians making some serious churrasqaria food.
We then had some majorly tasty sausage and empanadas:
Brahma Beer was being drank at an alarmingly huge rate, there were probably at least a dozen stalls selling the stuff, not to mention Caipirinhas and entire quarts of sangria.
Here's another one of the better things we ate -- Pasteles and Croquettes, deep fried Brazilian yummy things stuffed with meat and cheese:
Deep fried chicken croquette with Brazilian Catupiry Cheese:
A Brazilian iced-tea distributor was selling a new import that I really liked -- Yerba Matte tea with honey.
In addition to the incredible smells wafting down the street, the place was utterly pounding with the Samba sounds of Pimenta Malagueta. People were dancing all over the place, including lots of really cute Brazilian girls. Note to to all you single guys -- this is an ooglers paradise.
One particular stand was selling young coconuts to drink and eat:
More Peruvian food:
And Pina Coladas:
