I was seated at a table along the front, and had an open view of the sidewalk and the interior of the restaurant. They had opened the front walls, so it was all open-air. The ambiance is clearly casual, with butcher-block-topped tables and light wooden chairs that make that great scraping noise when you pull them across the tiled floor. The waiter arrived quickly, and uncertain in the face of the vast menu, I hastily ordered a pressed ham and tomato sandwich with a salad, which was delivered in a plastic basket. Other possibilities on the menu include Brazilian versons of burgers & fries, pizzas, and other sandwiches. There was also a selection of standard entrees like a meat with vegetable. My sandwich was alright, but some dishes brought to other diners looked tastier.

Apart from the food (which seemed to me incidental as soon as I sat down), I truly enjoyed the atmosphere and the other patrons. It was a jumpin' joint, with soccer blaring on a few tvs, diners chatting away noisily and shouting hellos to people passing on the sidewalk, and waiters scurrying around. It seemed there were a lot of regulars, and I'd say half the folks came in shorts or tee shirts over bathing suits straight from the beach. I thought that was so cool, clearly wealthy people living in a prosperous part of an urban center, down at the local pub in their bathing suits! I wanted to pull up a chair to some of the tables, since the groups of friends and families seemed to be having so much fun just sipping their beers, ordering another round, and noshing on manioc fries. I am sure this would be an excellent place to come with a group of friends to while away an afternoon just ordering chopp (draft beer) after chopp.