Bar do Mineiro is the quintessential Santa Teresa boteco: a corner bar near Largo dos Guimarães, its walls covered in black-and-white photographs and samba memorabilia, serving the hearty home cooking of Minas Gerais. The feijoada — black-bean and pork stew with all the trimmings — is the dish people come for, available every day rather than just at weekends, washed down with ice-cold beer or a cachaça from the long list.
It is busy, convivial, and thoroughly Carioca, equally good for a full meal or just petiscos and drinks at the bar. A natural stop after riding the bonde up the hill or wandering the neighbourhood's galleries.