Prepare heirloom Afro-Brazilian recipes with an acclaimed Rio chef

Taste local flavours and hear cultural stories in an intimate, hands-on cooking class, and get a digital recipe booklet

Location: Brazil

The experience:

Uncover the roots of Afro-Brazilian cuisine in a cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida. You’ll whip up a unique meal curated especially for this experience, as Chef Simone shares the personal and cultural histories behind each local ingredient and ancestral technique. Then, you’ll indulge in your creation alongside traditional sides, such as farofa, rice, and orange slices. Plus, you’ll receive a digital recipe booklet, so that the flavours stay with you long after the last bite. Exclusively for Mastercard cardholders. 

Includes:

Cook a classic Brazilian meal in an intimate cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida
Gain insight into the cultural and ancestral significance behind each ingredient and technique
Enjoy a classic Brazilian breakfast featuring freshly squeezed juices, stuffed tapioca, homemade sponge cake, and more
Take home a digital recipe booklet to recreate some of Brazil's iconic flavours at home

Details:

  • Priceless experiences are reserved for Mastercard cardholders
  • Experience is valid until 30 June 2026, Monday through Saturday
  • Experience must be booked at least 5 days in advance
  • Experience is 3 hours
  • Experience is for a minimum of 2 person and a maximum of 8 people

Taste local flavours and hear cultural stories in an intimate, hands-on cooking class, and get a digital recipe booklet

Location: Brazil

The experience:

Uncover the roots of Afro-Brazilian cuisine in a cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida. You’ll whip up a unique meal curated especially for this experience, as Chef Simone shares the personal and cultural histories behind each local ingredient and ancestral technique. Then, you’ll indulge in your creation alongside traditional sides, such as farofa, rice, and orange slices. Plus, you’ll receive a digital recipe booklet, so that the flavours stay with you long after the last bite. Exclusively for Mastercard cardholders. 

Includes:

Cook a classic Brazilian meal in an intimate cooking class with Chef Simone Almeida
Gain insight into the cultural and ancestral significance behind each ingredient and technique
Enjoy a classic Brazilian breakfast featuring freshly squeezed juices, stuffed tapioca, homemade sponge cake, and more
Take home a digital recipe booklet to recreate some of Brazil's iconic flavours at home

Details:

  • Priceless experiences are reserved for Mastercard cardholders
  • Experience is valid until 30 June 2026, Monday through Saturday
  • Experience must be booked at least 5 days in advance
  • Experience is 3 hours
  • Experience is for a minimum of 2 person and a maximum of 8 people

Where will you be?

Brazil

Studio Cooking Class

Let yourself be surprised by this experience

Discover the roots of Afro-Brazilian cuisine

Join Chef Simone Almeida for an intimate, hands-on cooking class in the heart of Rio de Janeiro. Together, you’ll prepare a unique menu curated exclusively for this experience, while the chef shares the personal and cultural stories behind each ingredient and ancestral cooking technique.

A feast of tradition and flavour

Once the cooking is done, you’ll enjoy your creation served with traditional Brazilian sides, including farofa, rice, and orange slices. This is an opportunity not just to taste, but to connect with Brazil’s culinary heritage through every bite.

Take the experience home

At the end of the class, you’ll receive a digital recipe booklet so you can recreate these dishes at home. This exclusive experience is available only to Mastercard cardholders, for groups of 2 to 8 participants per session.