# Academia da Cachaça's Award-Winning Feijoada at Urca Hill

> Academia da Cachaça's feijoada, Best Feijoada at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026, served at Embaixada Carioca on Urca Hill through a formal partnership.

Source: https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/feijoada.html · Updated 2026-10-21
Lunch · daily, 11:30 AM–5:00 PM


Academia da Cachaça's feijoada, winner of Best Feijoada at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026, is served at Embaixada Carioca through a formal partnership, with a direct view of Sugarloaf Mountain.

**When**: Daily, 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM

**Portion**: For 2 · R$ 189.70

**Award**: Academia da Cachaça · Veja Rio 2025/2026

**Where**: Urca Hill, first cable-car stop

Quick answer

## Where to eat Academia da Cachaça's award-winning feijoada?

**On Urca Hill, at Embaixada Carioca, every day from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM.** Academia da Cachaça's feijoada won Best Feijoada at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026, and Embaixada Carioca serves it through a formal partnership.

One portion serves 2 and costs R$ 189.70 (online menu, 19 October 2026). The award belongs to Academia da Cachaça; Embaixada Carioca adds a table with a direct view of Sugarloaf Mountain.

The dish

## What arrives at your table

- Black beans with jerked beef, ribs, pork loin, paio and thin sausage
- Served in a clay pot
- White rice, freshly sautéed collard greens and toasted farofa
- Orange slices

Pair it with the house caipirinha or a Heineken draft beer.

Academia da Cachaça's awards

## A recipe with history

Academia da Cachaça is a Rio restaurant with more than 40 years of history, in Leblon and Barra da Tijuca. Its feijoada was named **Best Feijoada in Brazil** by Prazeres da Mesa magazine in 2017 and won **Best Feijoada** at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026.

Through a formal partnership, the same feijoada is served by Embaixada Carioca on Urca Hill. [Academia da Cachaça's history](https://academiadacachaca.com.br/historia/).

Photos

## Feijoada on Urca Hill

The clay pot.

With Sugarloaf Mountain behind.

Feijoada and caipirinha.

Booking

## How to secure your feijoada

Book your table on Tagme or WhatsApp, especially on weekends and holidays. The booking is for the table: the Bondinho Pão de Açúcar Park ticket is bought separately.

For groups and companies, feijoada can be part of a group lunch or event.

[Book on Tagme](https://go.tagme.com.br/embaixadacarioca) [Groups and events](https://www.embaixadacarioca.com/en/eventos.html)

FAQ

## Feijoada questions

### Is feijoada served every day?

Yes, every day at lunch, from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

### Who won the award?

Academia da Cachaça. Its feijoada won Best Feijoada at Veja Rio Comer & Beber 2025/2026 and was named Best Feijoada in Brazil by Prazeres da Mesa magazine in 2017. Embaixada Carioca serves this feijoada through a formal partnership.

### What comes with the feijoada?

Jerked beef, ribs, pork loin, paio and thin sausage, served in a clay pot, with white rice, sautéed collard greens, toasted farofa and orange slices.

### How much is it and how many does it serve?

R$ 189.70 and it serves 2, according to the online menu checked on 19 October 2026. Confirm in the [online menu](https://livemenu.app/menu/61cb5857aa455a0012ebbdcf).

### Do I need to book?

Recommended, especially on weekends and holidays. Book on [Tagme](https://go.tagme.com.br/embaixadacarioca)  or via WhatsApp +55 21 96683-7556.

### Do I need a cable-car ticket?

By cable car, yes: the park ticket is sold separately. Via the Urca Hill trail, when open, you can arrive without a cable-car ticket.

Updated on October 21, 2026 · Embaixada Carioca

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