The main objective of this dissertation is to show the carioca gastronomy among the scenario of the several Brazilian cuisines. This would not have been possible without a geographic and historical journey, supported by qualitative and quantitative methodologies based on interviews and published statistics. This work is also supported on chefs and food journalists testimonies. More than 500 years since the arrival of the first colonizers, an ethnic blend and the cultural identity displayed through gastronomy have made an immensely diverse country out of Brazil. The cultural syncretism derived from this phenomenon can be found on the table of every Brazilian home, restaurant and bar (botequim). This process also acts upon Carioca culinary.