7 Cooking Classes in Rio de Janeiro to Plan a Day Around

1.Family Cooking Class in Rio Make 9 Brazilian Dishes Together

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 32 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $95Our pick

Cook 9 Brazilian dishes in a Rio home-style class in Ipanema, choose your main, make caipirinha, then eat together. Small group.

“Erica was a great host showing us how to cook traditional Brazilian foods. Was very delicious and the unlimited caipirinhas was a big plus. Erica was super nice friendly as well as her colleague who was there helping. When eating our meal she gave us great recommendations as well. Would love to do again!”

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2.3-Hour Brazilian Cooking Class in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 30 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $195

3-hour Brazilian cooking class in Rio with Chef Simone. Cook 5 dishes, sip 2 drinks, with hotel pickup option.

“Amazing cooking class, best feijoada I could try in Rio! We had a great time trying different juices, cooking different starters, the feijoada, made caipirinha and tried an amazing coconut dessert! Chef Simone is adorable, you should not miss the opportunity to meet her and cook together!”

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3.Hands-On Cooking Class in Rio: Iconic Street Foods & Caipirinhas

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 11 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $85

Cook iconic Rio street foods and mix classic caipirinhas in a relaxed 3-hour hands-on class in Ipanema, led by Raiza.

“This class was so fun! Everything was very relaxed, it almost felt like an evening at a friend’s house, cooking and chatting (and drinking caipirinhas). We still learned a lot about the snacks we cooked and Raiza was great company. Totally recommend.”

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4.Brazilian Cooking Class in Copacabana with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · 4 hours (approx.) · from $140

Learn to cook a 3-course Rio dinner with dessert and drinks, with hotel pickup and a small group up to 15 people.

“We could have not asked or wanted for a better experience than we had with Chef Simone and the other attendees. What a great mix, with lots of laughs, and explanations of Brazilian cultures. It so happened that the other two attendees were from varied parts of Brazil and the combination of Chef and their take on the cultures worked well with directing us on local “must sees” while in Rio. I highly recommend this experience. And the meal we cooked together was delicious!”

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5.Brazilian Breakfast Cooking Class in Rio: Bake and Blend

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $75Best value

Hands-on Brazilian breakfast in Rio: make pão de queijo and broa, sip 3 coffees, and toast a mango mimosa.

“Amazing experience, the food was fantastic. Roberto is highly knowledgeable and personable chef. We loved the experience!”

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6.Brazilian Cooking Class with Hotel Pickup

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · 4 hours · from $117

Cook feijoada or seafood moqueca with a Rio chef in Copacabana, mix caipirinha and coconut shake, and get hotel pickup and transfer.

“Chef Simone was phenomenal! She explained the cultural significance behind the dishes before we began the cooking process. She was thoughtful, engaging and patient during the class. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone traveling in the area.”

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7.Brazilian Cooking Class in Rio de Janeiro

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 3 hours · from $220

Cook classic Brazilian dishes in Copacabana with Chef Simone, sipping caipirinhas and learning feijoada or moqueca plus sides and dessert.

“Chef Simone is one of the most incredible people we met in Rio! Her knowledge of the city and country as a whole is enviable, and her passion for all things Brazilian, particularly cooking, is infectious. She created such a safe environment for us to get to know each other during our class, and even afterwards she was available to be contacted. Highly recommend the fejioada (pork and beans) but everything was amazing! 12/10 experience, book now!!!”

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