Parraxaxá is a very informal restaurant serving traditional north-eastern Brazilian food. The decor…read moreis rusticand the waiters dress like Lampião, the 1930s bandit, whose warcry inspired the restaurant's name. Help yourself to whatever you want from the extensive buffet: you pay for it by weight. Specialities include sarapatel (liver, heart, and blood stew), linguiça de bode (goat sausage), and surabim (a river fish). The great thing is that you can help yourself, so you can experiment and try whatever looks good. There are lots of different cakes for dessert. Try the torta de limão (lime meringue pie) with a dollop of doce de leite (caramel sauce). I've had lunch here three times and dinner once in the week that I've been here. And I'll be going again.

This was a great place to experience a lot of the northern foods all in one location. The…read moreatmosphere was great and service was also nice. The food is paid by weight and was decently priced. They have an English menu as well if needed. I would definitely go again.

Great buffet, but unfortunately don't expect great quality meat. Still the only best option in…read moreRecife. The service is good

Great Food. The buffet is amazing. Grilled lobster in the buffet, sushi available, and every cut of…read moremeat. Cheese covered Filet is one of the best meats in rotation. Also if they have black beans left over from lunch, doesn't hurt to ask. French Fries, Polenta, Pao de Queijo, and guarana to complete the full buffet.