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07/12/25 @alan279 Fresh Chilean farmed salmon is R$159.90/kg in Manaus.   Local freshwater fish is a lot less.

Sea bass and salmon are the most expensive fish here in Ilhéus. There are many other fish and seafood options at lower prices.

Octopus tentacles are R$65 per kilo, grouper is R$90.

We have a couple of guys that go round houses selling fresh seafood - camarao (shrimp or prawns) are typically R$30-50 / Kg depending on size. They often also have lobster, red snapper, needle fish, and so on... There is also a fishing cooperative here on the island, and you can go there to sellect your own fresh fish, but no fresh salmon here as the water is too warm...

Fresh salmon from Chile is flown into Ilhéus on Thursdays.

Brasilia seems to have a dearth of seafood. We have tilapia and tilapia. Also salmon and rubbery shrimp. It is hardtop find much else, even at the market in Guara. Sushi here is always salmon with cream cheese. Lots of cream cheese at the sushi bars.

I'm surprised you have a dearth of fish and seafood in Brasília. You're a two hour flight from the ocean. Surely there is demand in Brasília, no?

15 July 2025
Just paid R$40 per kilo for a 5kg red snapper.  R$ 60 per kilo for a 1.25kg lobster.  All on the island and I saw those being offloaded from the fishing boat.

For small red snapper (approx 0.5 kg), the price R$10 each.

@alan279

There is one Peruvian restaurant in Brasilia that has excellent seafood (Taypa Sabores Del Peru).

Okay, so what is the price of picanha?

Okay, so what is the price of picanha? - @alan279

Near my apartment:

Okay, so what is the price of picanha? - @alan279
Near my apartment:
- @rraypo

17 July 2025

How do you select a tender picanha piece for churrasco?  And what would be the price for that prized piece?

The last time I went to a churrascaria, I tasted a tough picanha for the first time in my life.  I thought that this piece of meat would always be tender but I was wrong...

What is the point of going to a churrascaria if the meat is not tasty?