{"id":1937,"date":"2011-01-17T08:17:51","date_gmt":"2011-01-17T08:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2014-07-24T17:17:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-24T17:17:45","slug":"how-to-order-coffee-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/how-to-order-coffee-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Order Coffee in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since it’s Monday morning, let’s talk coffee, shall we?<\/p>\n

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For those of you who are big coffee drinkers, the best advice I can give you for when you get to Brazil and walk into a corner padaria <\/em>is… take what you can get. Depending on where you are, there are very limited choices in what you can order. \u00a0In some places, the coffee’s really strong and they serve sugar separately. \u00a0In others, the coffee’s super weak and filled with sugar… and a little of everything in between. \u00a0Each state and region has its different way of drinking coffee, so in respect for the region you’re in – if you’re not making coffee at home… just drink it!<\/p>\n

That being said… if you have options, in general<\/em>, you can get by with the following vocabulary:<\/p>\n

caf\u00e9zinho\/expresso\/caf\u00e9 curto – <\/em>This is usually a cup of coffee in an expresso cup. \u00a0It may or may not be an expresso. \u00a0If an expresso is what you really want, to be on the safe side, order a caf\u00e9zinho expresso<\/em>, or just um expresso. <\/em><\/p>\n

m\u00e9dia\/caf\u00e9 com leite – <\/em>Different places will say different things. \u00a0In most places, a caf\u00e9 com leite<\/em>, will be a tea cup sized coffee with more milk than coffee. \u00a0 It also may or may not come with sugar, so if you prefer it without, make sure to ask for um caf\u00e9 com leite sem a\u00e7\u00facar! <\/em>In some places, you can just order a m\u00e9dia<\/em>, and they’ll bring you the same thing.<\/p>\n

caf\u00e9 duplo\/pingado – <\/em>This is like a big\u00a0m\u00e9dia! <\/em>And the same rules apply. \u00a0Also, if you order a pingado<\/em> and the person stares at you like you’re crazy, go for a caf\u00e9 duplo<\/em>, or vice versa \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

capuccino – <\/em>In some places this is the same thing as a cappuccino you’d find in the US, but some coffee shops (in SP at least) will add chocolate to their capuccinos<\/em>! (I highly recommend the one from Kopenhagen<\/a><\/em>, mmm mmm yummy and worth the R$9!)<\/p>\n

As for vocabulary, I think that’s it… Depending on where you go – if it’s a small restaurant, forget the options of descafeinado (<\/em>decaf), leite desnatado <\/em>(skim milk) or leite de soja <\/em>(soy milk). \u00a0That’s just frescuragem. <\/em><\/p>\n

If you’re going for coffee, don’t forget to order a p\u00e3o de queijo<\/a> <\/em>to dip in your caf\u00e9 com leite. <\/em>And if you’re ordering coffee with dessert, order a pudim de leite<\/em> with it! \ud83d\ude42 Oh! And don’t be surprised if your coffee comes in a glass…<\/p>\n

Happy caf\u00e9zinho!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Since it’s Monday morning, let’s talk coffee, shall we? For those of you who are big coffee drinkers, the best advice I can give you for when you get to Brazil and walk into a corner padaria is… take what you can get. Depending on where you are, there are very limited choices in what…<\/p>\n

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