In March, Michelin debuted their South America guide. Surprisingly, this is Michelin’s first venture into the Southern Hemisphere! Brazil was the only country on the list, with 16 restaurants featured.

Alex Atala’s Sao Paolo based D.O.M. received two stars (equivalent to “excellent cuisine, worth a detour”) and was the highest rank awarded. Rio de Janeiro featured six restaurants; all receiving one star (equivalent to “A very good restaurant in its category”). The restaurants are Lasai, Mee, Olympe, Oro, Le Pré Catelan and Roberta Sudbrack.

You can be sure that we will be visiting them on our upcoming tour of Rio for Carnival.