A delicious festival

by Flávia J.

The 'Comida di Buteco' is back. The 9th edition of the famous gastronomic festival begins next Friday, 11th April, with 41 bars from different parts of the city participating. Like it happened in other years, bars are judged by customers and receive prizes for their food, quality of service, cold beer and cleaness.

There are also shows programed for the 31 days of the event and another edition of the 'Art in the Bathroom', with local artists exhibiting their paintings in the bathrooms of the bars. The 'Festa da Saideira', a big party to celebrate the end of the festival, will take place on 17th and 18th May.

This is a great time to visit Belo Horizonte and try the local traditional food of our 'botecos'!

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Eating out

Read a dialogue between a waiter and a guest at a restaurant. Some sentences contain an extra word; can you find them? Then listen to a girl talking about a restaurant she went to in Japan. When you finish, try the listening comprehension activity. If you need, you can also read the transcript.

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Comida di Buteco food festival

Everybody knows that Belo Horizonte has more 'bars per inhabitant' than any other Brazilian city. Here they are almost an extension of our own homes, so it's not really surprising to see that the Comida di Buteco food festival - now on its 8th edition - is a huge success.

41 bars participate this year, each presenting one special dish to be evaluated and voted by the public. The bars will also be graded on their hygiene, quality of service and 'coldest beer'. For the second time, the exhibition Arte no Banheiro ("Art in the Restroom") invites local artists to turn the restrooms into art galleries, with prizes for the best works of art. And musicians, actors and magicians will take turns entertaining the guests, going from bar to bar on different nights.

The festival goes from April 9 until May 9, with the "Festa da Saideira" (the "One-For-The- Road Party") taking place at Casa do Conde between 17-20 May, when the results will be announced.

Have you ever been to the festival? Check the bars and their menus; which food would you like to try? Leave us your comment!

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