Average drink prices in restaurants and hotels in Brazil

Hi, I’m heading to Brazil soon and wanted to know the price of drinks in restaurants/hotels—like wine, beers, or cocktails—just to budget. Also, is there any risk with ice cubes? Thanks!

hi there, ice cubes aren’t an issue—I don’t remember having any problems with them. When it comes to drinks in restaurants and hotels, it’s better to head to bars outside—it’ll be way cheaper. You can grab caipirinhas on Avenida Atlântica in Rio at kiosks specifically for that. Watch out if you go to Búzios—prices are high there.

As for eating, it’s not too expensive in Brazil, but you might end up eating feijoada every day since it’s the main dish for Brazilians. Feijoada is rice, beans, and meat, often served with farofa (toasted cassava flour). At lanchonetes, you can find cheap eats!

The average price for a regular beer here in Bahia is between 2 and 3 € for a 600ml beer.

When it comes to ice, there’s no problem at all.

Hard liquors (like vodka and cachaça, among others) should be avoided right now because there’s a wave of (deadly) poisonings due to methanol-tainted alcohol!

Also be careful with cocktails like the famous Caipirinhas!

Check out my post about this on the forum: https://voyageforum.com/forum/attention-boissons-alcooliques-empoisonnements-d10788664/

Tropical greetings from Salvador,

@ivanbahiaguide

Hi there, thanks for your feedback. We’ll be careful about the places we stop at. We’ll be in Salvador, at the waterfalls, Rio, and Paraty, and we’ll mostly stay in hotels.

Hi, the cheapest option for decent quality—and especially to avoid the traditional Brazilian heavy sides (so often beans/rice/potato/farofa)—is the "per kilo" restaurants: you choose and only pay for what you take, and the plate is weighed.

They’re mostly open for lunch; it’s really convenient!