Favela Brazilian Cafe is a
Brazilian restaurant in
Portland, Oregon.
Description
Favela Brazilian Cafe is a restaurant in
southeast Portland
Southeast Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon.
Boundaries and features
Southeast Portland stretches from the warehouses along the Willamette River through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts out to Gr ...
's
Creston-Kenilworth neighborhood at the border of
Foster-Powell.
Brooke Jackson-Glidden of
''Eater Portland'' described the business as "somewhere between a cafe, a Brazilian market, and a community center, with imported art and products to take home".
She has also called Favela "a meeting ground for Brazilian expats and those who want to learn more about the culture".
The cafe serves
Brazilian cuisine
Brazilian cuisine is the set of cooking practices and traditions of Brazil, and is characterized by European, Amerindian, African, and Asian ( Lebanese, Chinese and, most recently, Japanese) influences. It varies greatly by region, reflecting t ...
including
pastries, sandwiches, fruits, desserts, coffee (including cafe
doce de leite
Doce was a Portugal, Portuguese female band from the 1980s. It was one of the first girl bands in Europe.
The girls took part in the Portuguese national final in order to represent the country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song " ...
, or butter caramel coffee), juices, and
smoothies.
The menu has also included
pão de queijo (Brazilian cheese bread). The cafe hosts live music and events such as film screenings and
Portuguese-language workshops.
History
Owners Rodrigo Baena and Dunya De Souza opened the restaurant in 2019. Jackson-Glidden said Baena "wanted to create a space for the Brazilian immigrants and aficionados to meet and celebrate the country's culture".
The business had a presence at Portland's Come Thru market in 2021.
Reception
Nathan Williams included Favela in ''Eater Portland''
's 2021 overview of "Where to Eat and Drink in Foster-Powell".
The website's Zoe Baillargeon included the pão de queijo in a 2021 overview of "Where to Find the Cheesiest Dishes in Portland and Beyond", writing: "Toasty, freshly-baked balls almost always arrive warm and dotted with color, with a springy, soft, cheesy center. Those looking to double-down on dairy can add one of the cafe’s many cheesy sandwiches, whether it’s the melty queijo quente with tomato and oregano or the melty ham-and-cheese misto quente."
References
External links
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{{Restaurants in Portland, Oregon
2019 establishments in Oregon
Brazilian restaurants
Brazilian-American culture
Restaurants in Creston-Kenilworth, Portland, Oregon
Latin American restaurants in Portland, Oregon
Restaurants established in 2019