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Julien - the Brazilian steakhouse that I go to is Texas de Brazil. There is another one in the DFW area, but I don't remember its name nor have I been there.
Texas de Brazil is $46 per person for dinner, not including drinks, tips, etc. but I have a $25 off coupon for my birthday!!!
Ask them where is the special Feijoada, and at least put a t-spoon to it! But this is a dish best done for large quantities, rather than an individual situation in a restaurant.
I have a recipe, from my mom, and she used to make killer feijoadas that I would invite all of you (yes, you too Craig!) to try and enjoy ... it's a black bean sort of chili over white rice. Because you cook the beans and the meats together (you let them soak all night!!!!!!!), this tends to be "salty", and sometimes you take some of the meats and the hocks and sit them all night oin water to cut down the salt content. The serving of it is most important ... you serve it over PLAIN white rice, so it can absorb the salt and spighcees that stayed, otherwise your mouth gets punished hard by the saltiness and the spighceeness of it all! IF, you pull out the juice that is found in the morning ( or you add water otherwise) that soaked the beans and the meats, you will find that it will taste very bland and not have the spighsee bite that makes it special and that the rice helps bring out by absorbing it. You have to undercook the rice ever so slightly!
Vatapa is a different story, and even I would not touch it unless I could see it and the colors seem right. Apparently, if not done correctly it can do a job on your tummy! I have had it only once, but I did not know what it was until later! It's good, and very good ... !!!
(Had to misspell the word and its variations, btw!)