Street's Chef's
Documentary series

Synopsis
The TV series "Chefs de Rua" will showcase the quality and richness of popular Brazilian food served in plazas and markets, highlighting the expertise of its chefs, everyday people who significantly contribute to the development of Brazilian culture and cuisine. The street food in Brazil is diverse, representing a fusion of African and Portuguese influences that blended with indigenous cuisine and later with those from other immigrant cultures, such as Italian, Arab, German, and Japanese, among others. It is common for typical food from a particular Brazilian state to have clear foreign influences.
For instance, Sobá, a typical dish from Mato Grosso do Sul, results from the strong influence of the large Japanese community in the region and is easily found in the state's street markets. In São Paulo, Italian pasta has become part of the city's identity. In Bahia, Acarajé and Vatapá, among other foods, showcase African cultural heritage, as does Cuxá rice from Maranhão, also served in markets and streets.
Each episode will highlight the preparation, tools used, origin, and handling of ingredients, emphasizing the historical processes of the people and their cultural references. The community, region, and country are revealed through their foods, where they came from, and how they have become popular over time. The street chefs and their secrets, seasonings, and unique flavors of their food, their business strategies, and their lives dedicated to cooking. In the series "Street Chefs," we will show how, today, throughout Brazil, the preparation and consumption of food can create an anthropological portrait of the country.