{"id":24769,"date":"2015-10-14T10:37:56","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T13:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=24769"},"modified":"2015-11-27T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T19:19:23","slug":"mare-restaurants-host-comida-de-favela-food-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=24769","title":{"rendered":"Mar\u00e9 Restaurants Host Comida de Favela Food Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Mar\u00e9 favela complex<\/a>, in Rio’s North Zone, is currently hosting the first Comida de Favela<\/a>, a food festival celebrating the “flavors of Mar\u00e9” in which 16 local restaurants have prepared special dishes to serve. Opening on September 17 and running until October 17, the event aims to celebrate and promote the cultural and culinary identity of Mar\u00e9’s 16 communities through traditional cuisines that show the creativity and diversity of the favela.<\/p>\n

One of the largest favela complexes in Rio, Mar\u00e9<\/a> is home to 130,000 people and has a rich culture<\/a> influenced by the waves of migration from Brazil’s North and Northeast and the African roots of many inhabitants. It also has a vibrant business community: according to the 2014 Mar\u00e9 business census<\/a>, the favela has 3,182 businesses and 38% of these are food and drink establishments.<\/p>\n

Organized by local NGO Redes da Mar\u00e9<\/a>, the Comida de Favela festival showcases Mar\u00e9’s food scene, with free transport provided on weekends for visitors from the South and North Zones. The buses drop visitors at three different locations in the Mar\u00e9 favela, each with different participating restaurants to visit with dishes costing an average of R$15.<\/p>\n

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The restaurants involved were chosen for their local histories and worked with the organizers to craft a special dish that represents Mar\u00e9’s culture and cuisine. Restaurants are competing in two categories: best bar food and best street food. The top three winners of each category are selected by a special jury and the public for a cash prize of between R$800 and R$3,000.<\/p>\n

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Boner Gourmet, a Japanese restaurant in Parque Uni\u00e3o<\/a>, offered a sushi roll made with salmon, cream cheese, and shrimp called \u201cHot Gourmet.\u201d Chef Fabio Martins learned how to make sushi in his home town of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a>, which has the largest Japanese population outside Japan. He moved to Mar\u00e9 ten months ago and believes the Comida de Favela festival has been positive in breaking down the stigma<\/a> usually associated with the favela. \u201cIt’s been very good,\u201d he said. \u201cIt shows that the community does not only have crime.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Nova Holanda, Kiosque da Luci serves a spicy Mexican bean stew with minced beef developed by owner Fel\u00edcio dos Santos, resident of Mar\u00e9 for over 50 years. Inspired by a dish his daughter tasted at a party, Fel\u00edcio created the “Feij\u00e3o Mexicano” and serves from the kiosk he has run for the last 15 years in the community’s square.<\/p>\n

“I knew that if [a Mar\u00e9 food festival happened], I wanted to participate,” said Fel\u00edcio and explained that his intention was to give visibility to his business.<\/p>\n

Other participating businesses include: Empadinha da Leandra in Baixa do Sapateiro<\/a> which is serving their speciality mini chicken pies; Point de Maracarr\u00e3o in Vila do Jo\u00e3o<\/a> serving lamb croquettes with apple sauce; and Galeto Dourado in Parque Uni\u00e3o serving a seafood paella.<\/p>\n

Visitors are invited to score the dishes and these votes along with those of a special jury will determine the winners to be announced at the closing ceremony on Saturday October 17. The closing event will take place at the Parque Uni\u00e3o square from 8pm and will feature a performance by famous samba musician Dudu Nobre.<\/p>\n

Recognizing the diverse culinary scene of the favela and stimulating the local economy by attracting visitors has been one of the major objectives of the festival. Coordinator Mariana Aleixo explains: “Historically Mar\u00e9’s businesses developed from the need to supply the demands of the local population. With the festival, these same businesses have the possibility to increase the number of customers and increase profits.”<\/p>\n

For more information on the Comida de Favela festival, visit the website (in Portuguese) here<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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