3 Okay, so Açaí is Brazil’s Superfruit. Where did its popularity come from?

Well for that, you’d have to travel to Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River to ask a street vendor for Açaí na tigela (“Açaí in the bowl”). Today, this creamy, frozen treat of mashed Açaí berries is a tasty staple throughout Brazil, usually topped with granola, banana or other fruits, and with a generous splash of guaraná syrup. There are variations north to south, but this is the combination that left Brazil during the 1980’s to head even farther north…