For centuries, eating turtle was a staple of the city's gastronomy. In the form of soup, pastry or fricassee, the delicacy was considered fine and consumed at high society banquets and also in less fancy restaurants.

Since the end of the 19th century, there was, in Rio, a "subscription system" for bread and meat. The suspension of delivery by two bakeries sparked a popular uprising in Jardim Botânico.

Instituto Bazzar welcomed Catalan writer, critic and gastronomic journalist Xavier Agulló, to taste unique and artisanal ingredients from Rio de Janeiro at its headquarters in Jardim Botânico.

The trend of picnic banquets in the Botanical Garden was no joke.

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Referred to as the “Carioca hinterland” at least until the early 20th century, the region of Barra da Tijuca and its surroundings was for centuries a practically isolated area of the city of Rio.