Beef cuts in Brazil
Here are the names butchers in Brazil use for 39 cuts and organs, next to the standard US name for each.
Some names on this page are still being checked against published sources.
| US name | In Brazil | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Beef cheek | Bochecha | Head |
| Neck | Pescoço | Neck |
| Chuck roll / chuck roast | Acém | Chuck |
| Flat iron (top blade) | Raquete | Chuck |
| Ribeye | Ancho / bife anchoAlso sold as entrecôte | Rib |
| Bone-in ribeye | Tomahawk | Rib |
| Ribeye cap (spinalis) | Capa de filéOuter cap over the ancho and contrafilé | Rib |
| Strip steak | ContrafiléAlso 'bife de chorizo' in steakhouses | Short loin |
| T-bone / Porterhouse | T-bone / bisteca | Short loin |
| Tenderloin | Filé mignon | Short loin |
| Top sirloin | AlcatraThe center is 'miolo da alcatra' | Sirloin |
| Top sirloin cap | PicanhaFolded on a skewer, fat side out, for churrasco | Sirloin |
| Tri-tip | Maminha | Sirloin |
| Bottom sirloin flap | Fraldinha | Sirloin |
| Top round | Coxão moleAlso 'coxão de dentro' | Round |
| Bottom round | Coxão duroAlso 'coxão de fora' | Round |
| Eye of round | Lagarto | Round |
| Knuckle (sirloin tip) | Patinho | Round |
| Brisket | Peito | Brisket |
| Short ribs | Costela'Ponta de agulha' for the plate end | Plate |
| Skirt steak | DiafragmaAlso sold as 'fraldinha da costela' | Plate |
| Flank steak | Fraldão | Flank |
| Hanger steak | Onglet | Flank |
| Rose meat (thin flank layer) | Matambre | Flank |
| Shank | Músculo | Fore shank |
| Hump | CupimSlow-roasted for hours; a churrascaria staple from Nelore cattle | Hump |
| Oxtail | Rabada | Tail |
| Brains | Miolo | Organs & offal |
| Eyes | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef tongue | Língua | Organs & offal |
| Sweetbreads | Timo | Organs & offal |
| Lungs | Bofe | Organs & offal |
| Beef heart | Coração | Organs & offal |
| Beef liver | Fígado | Organs & offal |
| Tripe (blanket & honeycomb) | Bucho / dobradinha'Dobradinha' is also the name of the stew | Organs & offal |
| Book tripe (omasum) | Folhoso | Organs & offal |
| Abomasum | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Beef kidney | Rim | Organs & offal |
| Small intestine | Tripa | Organs & offal |
| Large intestine | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Testicles | No common local name recorded | Organs & offal |
| Cow feet | MocotóSimmered into caldo de mocotó | Organs & offal |
| Marrow bones | Tutano | Organs & offal |
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