The other day we went to visit the MAC – Museu De Arte Contemporânea in Niterói. The museum was designed by Brazil’s most famous architect, Oskar Niemeyer, the architectonical brainchild of the capital Brasilia. He will be turning 104 years next week and still very active. The MAC has a stunning design combined with a beautiful location on a cliff overlooking the sea – breathtaking, a little bit like a flying saucer landed in this beautiful scenery.
Unfortunately there is no well worth exhibition on display but rather a combination of art pieces rather looking like primary school project work! But the building itself definitely a must and obviously I also checked out the coffee shop at the bottom of the building that features cool 60s design and furniture and serves brazilian food with a twist while you enjoy the great views.
Recipe for Arroz Carreteiro for 4
This is a typical dish from the gauchos in the south of Brazil – real macho food and a great winter warmer! Traditionally dried meat was used but today this is replaced by any kind of leftover meats form a barbecue or a roast. Sausages can also be used which is good to know for all the Germans out there.
- 2 onions finely diced
- 2 cloves of garlic pressed
- 500g of meat or sausage shredded or diced
- 300g white rice
- 1 diced red and green pepper
- 100ml tomato juice
- around 1l beef stock
- salt, pepper
- fresh coriander and spring onion to garnish
Fry the onions and garlic in olive oil. Add the beef or sausage and fry for some minutes. Add the rice and peppers and fry for some minutes, stirring for the rice not to stick. Add tomato juice and part of the stock and simmer until liquid absorbed. Add more liquid until rice is cooked – around 15 minutes very much like an Italian risotto. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with fresh coriander and spring onion.
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