The newly announced 2019 Rio De Janeiro and Sao Paulo Michelin Guide has a total of 165 restaurants with 18 starred restaurants.

With 3 restaurants that have lost their stars, the number of Michelin-starred restaurants in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo was 18 like last year, thanks to the new 3 entry this year. As in the previous 5 years, no Brazilian restaurant has been granted with three stars.

The Italian restaurant Cipriani, headed by Napoleon Chef Nello Cassese, stands out with its innovative tasting menu, Otequ, and another Italian restaurant in São Paulo, Evvai are the new restaurants that just entered the guide this year.

Alex Atala’s restaurant, D.O.M, Ivan Ralston’s Tuju and Felipe Bronze’s Oro, have maintained their two-star rating this year as well.

Speaking at the award ceremony, the International Director of the Michelin Guide, Gwendal Poullennec, pointed out that many restaurants in Brazil now have solar panels and systems to convert food waste into compost: birçok Brazil’s kitchen scene is not only famous chefs, but also healthy and sustainable. It is created by the contributions of young chefs who are determined to create gastronomy.

1 STARRED RESTAURANTS

Lasai

Oteque

Cipriani

Mee

Olympe

Kan Suke

Picchi

Jun Sakamoto

Maní

Evvai

Ryo Gastronomia

Kosushi

Kinoshita

Huto

Tangará Jean-Georges

2 STARRED RESTAURANTS

D.O.M.

Tuju

Oro