Our intrepid Atlantic Forest Earthwatch crew (working near Blumenau) had the day off. We spent a…read morefew hours at Parque Unipraias (tram up and zip line down), and then settled in for Lunch near the beach. Brazilians sure love the water and even on this weekday, the beach area was busy, although with room to breath. We had a good time at Restaurante Quarta Estação and an even better meal. I can't remember everything we had, but the attached pictures should capture the cuisine and the ambiance. And to think that in just 2 weeks time, you would find me at a black sand Iceland beach completely bundled up in winter clothes. :)

While on vacation this last December, we spent one day visiting Parque Unipraias and Praia de…read moreLaranjeiras, where we were greeted by a friendly guy that explaind to us their menu and that they would also provide us with a beach umbrella if we wanted to eat by the water. The food was great, the "bolinho de bacalhau" was awesome and beer nice and cold. :) The restaurant was nice and clean, as we're their restrooms. They also provide lockers if you need one. In case You wanted to rent a kayak or go paddle boating. Hope you have a good experience as well.

This is a tier 4 Churrascaria which is not a good thing. I will say that the service was excellent…read more The servers were really attentive and brought out the meat that we wanted in a timely manner. Now onto the problems I have with this place. The buffet is really lacking. I was in no way impressed with the selection that they had. I was actually very annoyed at how low quality selection they offered. The meat is not cooked properly. My girlfriend thought her picanha was pork because it was so tough. Granted that she likes it well done but this was like eating a leather shoe. I asked for medium rare and they brought me meat that was super super rare. I had to let the meat sit for a while just to let it cook itself. Because I was the only one in the restaurant asking for medium rare, they decided to bring everything out medium rare even though I told them I only wanted fraldinha and picanha. I didn't want the maminha nor the alcatra nor the beef ribs. However, they kept bringing them to the table bragging that they were cooked medium rare. I hope they were disappointed when I turned them down. The surprising thing for me is how they didn't throw out the meat that was cooked super well done. Instead of trying to pass it off as well done to my girlfriend, they should have simply tossed it out. The amount of meat that was still left on the stick was very little and it should have been tossed. I just can't see myself ever coming back here again. And Ataliba is supposed to be one of the better churrascarias in the city which is really really disappointing.

Cópia da Pizza Hut, mas melhor. A massa Fofinha é, como na…read moreHut, gordurosa e com sabor. As outras opções de massa não são grande coisa, mas a variedade de sabores impressiona. O mate gelado, apesar de muito doce, é diferente das bebidas tradicionais.