For those of you who might be traveling to Brazil this winter or in the future, I thought I’d post a language guide to help you along in your quest for vegetarian fare in a meat-loving country. Here are some useful phrases:
I am a vegetarian
Sou vegetariano.(man) Sou vegetariana.(woman)
I do not eat meat
Eu não como carne.
Is there any vegetarian option on the menu?
Existe alguma opção vegetariana no cardápio?
I do not eat fish
Eu não como peixe
Additionally, here are some other words you should probably be on the lookout for when perusing menus:
Seafood – frutos do mar
Shrimp – camarão
Chicken – galinha, frango
Beef – carne de boi
Pork – carne de porco
Broth – caldo, sopa
Currently based out of Boston, Jesal is a blogger, freelance writer, yoga enthusiast and lifelong vegetarian who spent four years eating her way through New York City and various other cities around the globe. After answering hundreds of emails and phone calls answering the question, "Where's a cool place I can take my vegetarian friend out to eat" she started Veggiewala to efficiently share her knowledge of the vegetarian food scene with curious carnivores, flexitarians and other vegetarians.