Maní

Chef Helena Rizzo helms the kitchen at Maní, an eclectic, stylish restaurant in the Jardins neighborhood. Rizzo is part of the young culinary vanguard re-designing Brazilian cuisine, using obscure Amazonian fruits and vegetables and traditional cooking techniques to create pure magic. On par with D.O.M. in terms of global reputation—it's been voted one of the world’s best restaurants by the likes of Food & Wine, Restaurant Magazine and World's 50 Best—Maní is more casual in setting