Castelões Cantina & Pizzaria
Castelões Cantina and Pizzaria is a pizzeria and Italian restaurant in the Brás district that has served guests since the 1920s. It operates a traditional wood-fired oven and offers handmade pizzas and house-prepared Italian pasta dishes with quality ingredients.
The establishment was founded in 1924 by Vicente Donato, an Italian-Brazilian who served Italian specialties to friends after soccer matches. The restaurant passed through several generations of family ownership while preserving the original recipes and traditional cooking methods.
Castelões has served as a gathering place for neighborhood families and friends since its founding. The restaurant reflects the Italian immigrant heritage of the Brás district and how traditional cooking methods have been passed down through generations.
The restaurant is centrally located in the Brás neighborhood and accessible on foot. The space is simply furnished and can accommodate groups, families, and individuals seeking traditional Italian food.
The original wood-fired oven was built by Ettore Siniscalchi, the restaurant's first pizzaiolo, using traditional craftsmanship. Years later, Ettore left São Paulo and moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he continued making pizza and helped establish the tradition in that city.
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