Postcards from Rio

A woman prepares "Acaraje" a typical food of Brazil's Bahia state, at a fair in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo/Douglas Engle) Roughy translated as a black-eyed pea fritter, acaraje is a ball of black-eyed pea meal which is deep fried in dende (palm) oil. once cooked, they are cut open and stuffed vatapa, caruru and dried shrimp. (AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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A woman prepares "Acaraje" a typical food of Brazil's Bahia state, at a fair in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo/Douglas Engle) Roughy translated as a black-eyed pea fritter, acaraje is a ball of black-eyed pea meal which is deep fried in dende (palm) oil. once cooked, they are cut open and stuffed vatapa, caruru and dried shrimp. (AustralFoto/Douglas Engle)

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