Pato no tucupi
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Pato no tucupi [in English Duck in Tucupi Stew] is a traditional Brazilian
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

 dish; it is mostly found in the area around the city of Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...

 in the state of Pará
Pará
Pará is a state in the north of Brazil. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest it also borders Guyana and Suriname, and to the northeast it borders the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Belém.Pará is the most populous state...

 state.

The dish consists of a boiled duck (pato in Portuguese) in tucupi :es:tucupí (a broth made of scalded cassava).

One of the more typical restaurants where it can be found is the "Círculo Militar" in Belém, in a historical palace near the harbour of the city.
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