{
  "id": 1278441,
  "title": "Rio Food Festivals August 2026: What You Can Still Eat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/rio-food-festivals-august-2026-what-you-can-still-eat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T13:57:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/rio-food-festivals-august-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three food festivals are coming up in Rio this month: BBQ Sem Fronteiras, Texas BBQ, and potentially Mamma Mia! and Feira do Podrão. The BBQ Sem Fronteiras event finished on Saturday, August 15th, 2026, at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Gávea. Tickets ranged from R$90 to R$560, with an open bar and premium food offerings. The Texas BBQ festival runs for free this weekend, Friday to Sunday, August 21st to 23rd, at Shopping Metropolitano Barra. Mamma Mia! features Italian cuisine and grape stomping, but exact dates are unconfirmed. Feira do Podrão offers giant coxinha and a massive hot dog, also with uncertain dates.",
  "summary": "Find out which Rio food festivals are running this month: BBQ Sem Fronteiras is done, Texas BBQ is free this weekend, and grape stomping awaits—if dates align. The post Rio Food Festivals August 2026: What You Can Still Eat appeared first on The Rio Times .",
  "key_points": [
    "BBQ Sem Fronteiras concluded on August 15th at Jockey Club Brasileiro",
    "Texas BBQ festival runs free from August 21st to 23rd at Shopping Metropolitano Barra",
    "Mamma Mia! and Feira do Podrão have uncertain dates"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}