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in Portuguese is any type of assembly, installation or electrical device, intended for preparing
churrasco ''Churrasco'' (, ) is the Portuguese and Spanish name for beef or grilled meat more generally. It is a prominent feature in the cuisine of Brazil, Uruguay, and Argentina. The related term '' churrascaria'' (or ''churrasquería'') is mostly un ...
. It usually comes with a fixed or removable grill or gridiron. " Grill", "grillroom", and "grill area" are common English translations for ''churrasqueira''. In Brazil, a churrasqueira is often a brick pillar with a grilling space in the middle. In a Brazilian barbecue, a variety of meats, pork, sausage and chicken are cooked on a purpose-built ''churrasqueira'', often with supports for spits or skewers. Portable ''churrasqueiras'' are similar to those used to prepare the Argentine and Uruguayan ''asado'', with a grill support, but many Brazilian ''churrasqueiras'' do not have grills, only the skewers above the
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s. The meat may alternatively be cooked on large metal or wood skewers resting on a support or stuck into the ground and roasted with the embers of charcoal (wood may also be used, especially in the state of
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Churrascaria A ''churrascaria'' () is a place where meat is cooked in ''churrasco'' style, which translates roughly from the Portuguese word for "barbecue". ''Churrascaria'' cuisine is typically (but not always) served '' rodízio'' style, where roving ...


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