The most delicious and lively time of the year has arrived: Festas Juninas! With their traditional dances, lively music and colorful decorations, these festivities celebrate São João and bring with them an incredible variety of typical foods that conquer everyone's taste buds.

Prepare your appetite and come and discover the flavors that make the June festivities so special!

These corn-based dishes are true stars of the Festas Juninas. The tamale, made with green corn dough wrapped in corn husk leaves, can be sweet or savory, filled with cheese or coconut. Curau is a sweet, creamy and irresistible corn cream.

Get ready to taste this crunchy delight! Made with roasted peanuts, sugar and melted rapadura, pé-de-moleque is an irresistible temptation for those who love a sweet treat during the June festivities.

The unmistakable aroma of popping popcorn fills the air during Festas Juninas. Whether sweet or savory, it's impossible to resist a bowl full of these freshly popped delights. Enjoy and try different flavors, such as caramelized or cheese popcorn.

When we think about typical June festival foods, one of the sweets that certainly comes to mind is the delicious pumpkin candy. This traditional delicacy is a real hit at festivities, winning over palates with its balanced sweetness and soft texture.

Pumpkin candy not only pleases the palate, but is also a symbol of generosity and unity. During June festivals, it is common for people to exchange pots of pumpkin candy as a way of showing affection and sharing the joy of the celebrations.

Paçoca is a sweet made with roasted and ground peanuts, sugar and cassava flour. It is a delicacy that melts in the mouth and awakens an explosion of flavors. Traditionally, paçoca is shaped into squares or cylinders, but it can also be found in spoon versions or even as a filling for other sweets.

This creamy sweet, made with white corn, coconut milk, condensed milk, cinnamon and cloves, is a true delight. June hominy has a soft texture and a sweet flavor that warms the heart. It is common to find it decorated with cinnamon powder on top.

When it comes to June festivities, mini corn cakes are a charming and tasty option to decorate the delicacies table or serve as special souvenirs. Made with a soft, moist dough and flavored with spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, these cupcakes are irresistible. With their charming and delicate appearance, they stand out as true June treats, bringing a festive touch to the environment.

At a June festival, you can't miss dulce de leche, a true national passion. How about transforming this delicacy into charming little pots?

Pots of dulce de leche are a delicious and practical option to serve at June festivities.

At June festivals, a practical and charming option to satisfy guests' hunger is the hot dog served in special bags. This charming idea combines the deliciousness of a good hot dog with the practicality of an individual format.

In the festive atmosphere of the June festivals, delicious cakes are the protagonists and cannot be missing from the delicacies tables. These irresistible delicacies bring traditional flavors and delight guests’ palates. Among the most popular options, the corn cake stands out, which brings the creaminess and striking flavor of this emblematic ingredient; the cornmeal cake, with its soft and slightly sweet texture; and the cassava cake, which surprises with its moist consistency and slightly bittersweet flavor.

At June festivals, two hot drinks stand out and help warm the hearts of the participants: quentão and mulled wine. These typical drinks are known for bringing comfort and a special touch to celebrations. Quentão, prepared with cachaça, ginger, cloves, cinnamon and sugar, has an intense and aromatic flavor, ideal for cold June days. Mulled wine, made with red wine, spices such as cloves and cinnamon, sugar and, sometimes, citrus touches, brings a balance between sweet and spicy, providing a comforting warmth.

Now that you've become an expert in June festival food, let's learn some recipes to rock the party?

“Caipira knows what’s good, that’s why he invented the June festival”