| Name Italics: | true |
| Name Lang: | pt |
| Region: | Rio Grande do Sul |
| Associated Cuisine: | Brazilian cuisine |
| Type: | Rice dish |
| Main Ingredient: | Rice, beef or,, onion, garlic, and parsley |
("wagoner's rice", in Portuguese) or rice is a dish from the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul which has become popular throughout Brazil. It is made of a rice base to which shredded or cubed beef is added as well as or,, bacon or, a type of sausage. The dish is traditionally flavoured with garlic, onions, tomato and parsley.[1] In the Central-West Region and the Northeast of Brazil, is also known as maria-isabel and it is prepared with .
The Portuguese word translates to wagon driver. was originally prepared by wagoners who travelled through Rio Grande do Sul on ox carts transporting goods throughout the state.[2] The drivers prepared a simple, practical dish consisting of dried, salted meat mixed with rice. The dish was typically consumed on long solitary journeys, as the cart driver would only have access to freshly cooked meat once he reached a village or settlement after many days on the road.
Without refrigeration, the carter was limited to using a dried, salted meat known as, a type of jerky also known in Rio Grande do Sul as . Its shelf stability made it ideal for the extended journeys a carreteiro would undertake.
The traditional made with in a cast iron pot is one of the main dishes of the state of Rio Grande do Sul.[3] Modern versions are often made with fresh beef, chopped or minced, or leftover meat from .