A stop at off-the-beaten-path Frangó, northwest of Centro, makes you feel as if you've been transported to a small town. The bar has 150 varieties of beer, including the Brazilian dark beer Xingu. Its rich, molasses-like flavor nicely complements the bar's unforgettable coxinhas de frango com queijo (fried balls of chicken with cheese).
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