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No portrait of Gaucho cuisine is complete without chimarrão, the hot yerba mate infusion drunk from a shared gourd with a metal straw. Rooted in Indigenous Guaraní traditions and later adopted by gauchos, chimarrão is so central that it’s legally recognized as the typical drink of Rio Grande do Sul and has its own commemorative day.

Yerba mate gourds, colonial wines and rustic refreshments

No portrait of Gaucho cuisine is complete without chimarrão, the hot yerba mate infusion drunk from a shared gourd with a metal straw. Rooted in Indigenous Guaraní traditions and later adopted by gauchos, chimarrão is so central that it’s legally recognized as the typical drink of Rio Grande do Sul and has its own commemorative day.