I know this is a chain. I have never tried the chain in the U.S. But this apparently is one of the…read morebest steak houses in town, by town, I mean the capital of Brazil. My second trip here. There is really not much here but the government. But I suspect this is nothing like the ones you get in the States. First of all, the salad bar is massive.The amount of selections - I could just eat that and be done with it. They have traditional old slave food. Basically stewed pork, beans and rice. Delicious. I couldn't stop eating the salad bar selection, that by the time they walked around with the meats I was confused. More food? More beef, chicken hearts, and more cuts of beef. Amazing meat but apparently not as good as Argentina, which I know, with this job, I'll be going also to Argentina for more good meats. The restaurant is located next to the car wash / gas station. I mean "THE" car wash, where major money laundering scandal took place where some very prominent people were indicted. I think that's where Breaking Bad got the idea, or vise versa? Don't forget to take a picture when you are done. And absolutely come here to eat. This is not the U.S. chain.

After being a regular customer of Fogo's in the US, dining at Fogo's in Brazil was something I…read moreneeded to check off my bucket list. The interior decor appears more westernized with a Brazilian flair. The cuts of meat are much larger and Im drinking Guarana in the country where it is produced. For about 5 guests, I paid about $250 including desserts and drinks. That's less than what we pay for at Fogo's in CA. The rodizio consists of the same salad/appetizer bar, pao dequiejos (cheese bread) and about 10-12 cuts of meat. The Picanha is my favorite. Could not get enough of it. Restrooms are via elevator to the second floor. Clean but not so well lit. Parking is at the empty lot next to the building. Make prior reservations because it gets full. Or, come early. The place gets full quickly.

A colleague of mine from Norte America was in town with me for some meetings with one of our…read moreclients. It was his birthday and we got together to go out to lunch and were told to try Potencia do Sul out. First off, if you go by Uber the address doesn't seem to compute right (as most addresses here in Brasilia take you to the wrong place for some reason). As any churrascaria the food was awesome. Well seasoned and if you need rare "mal passado" you can get it. First off, the salad bar is huge just as any other churrascaria I've been to. The meats come at you from all sides. They had a brisket type meat that is served off a platter the waiter cuts from that you have to try. It isn't on a skewer so watch for this guy and get it. The most tender cut of brisket and so well seasoned. Damn I wish I could bring some home. It would make an awesome rueben. But I digress. After all that food they have a HUGE dessert bar. Like really huge. If I didn't want to watch my weight I would have avoided it all together. At least I only went once. Avoid the mousses and go for everything else up there. I was told we could get my colleague a free dessert by telling them it is his birthday but that would have meant a song and dance we saw for at least 3 other tables. At 52 years old we are past that. But he had a great meal and so did I. It was nice to be able to venture a bit out of town and try something we normally probably would have passed on. Very well done Potencia!

Came here for lunch. Quite busy. English menus with limited English spoken. Prices were very good…read moreand staff was friendly while we worked Google translate. Good perfectly cooked steak and crispy fries. Very nice inside with lots of business lunch types (coat and tie). This is a franchise and you see them all over Brazil. Give them shot.