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Brazil's New Melting Pot

By Carlos Messias

A wave of refugee and immigrant restaurants is changing São Paulo’s food landscape for the better.

This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on transparency and the 2018 elections

Today it’s almost s common to see a paulistano strolling down the street with a falafel sandwich as it is to see one chowing down on pastel or pão de queijo.

Part of the reason is an influx of refugees and immigrants from around the world who have, in recent years, made São Paulo their home. In the process, they’ve broadened the cultural horizons of one of South America’s...

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