New Eatery Brings Authentic Brazilian BBQ To Danbury

DANBURY, CT — Add Brazilian BBQ to the growing list of diverse tastes being served up at the Danbury Fair Mall food court.

Terra Nossa Brazilian Grill opened last week in the second-floor space next to Chick-Fil-A.

With four locations in Massachusetts and one in Rhode Island, according to its website, the Danbury site is the growing chain's first franchise in Connecticut.

Terra Nossa co-founders Karla and João Jardim opened their first restaurant in Braintree, MA, in 2021, with a mission of "bringing Brazilian Barbecue to the food courts of American malls."

On Instagram, Karla Jardim said that their targeting of Danbury was not an accident:

"The Brazilian community is really rich in Danbury. That was one of the reasons we decided to bring our Brazilian BBQ-inspired concept to the Danbury Fair Mall."

As of 2016, there were an estimated 10,000 Brazilians living in the city, or just under 5 percent of the population, so touting "authentic" food is no casual boast. The Jardims meet the challenge with a menu that includes sides of fried yucca and Brazilian bananas, ahead of traditional Brazilian desserts pudim and brigadeiros.

"We feel truly blessed to be here in Danbury, a city with such a vibrant Brazilian community that has welcomed us with open arms," the restaurateurs posted.