# The best Brazilian cheeses

Minas cheese, Canastra, coalho and Catupiry: Brazil's most traditional cheeses, from Serro to the Northeast.

- 48 votes · 12 items
- Aug 11, 2019 · o_saudavel
- https://even.best/en/l/2501/the-best-brazilian-cheeses

## Top 12

1. **Canastra cheese** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Artisan cheese from the Serra da Canastra in Minas Gerais.
2. **Meia cura cheese** (5 · ▲5 ▼0) — Semi-aged Minas cheese.
3. **Serro cheese** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Artisan cheese from Serro, Minas Gerais.
4. **Coalho cheese** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — Grilled on skewers, typical of the Northeast and beaches.
5. **Prato cheese** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — The cheese of the ham-and-cheese toastie.
6. **Butter cheese** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — Buttery cheese from the Northeast.
7. **Catupiry** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Creamy cheese famous as a pizza topping.
8. **Cobocó cheese** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Cooked-curd cheese from Minas.
9. **Queijo-do-reino** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Aged red-rind cheese eaten at Christmas.
10. **Requeijão** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Spreadable cream cheese.
11. **Colônia cheese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Cheese of the immigrant colonies of the South.
12. **Minas cheese** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — Fresh or aged, the country's most popular cheese.

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