Pizza place in Brazil

[system]

Hi,

I am new to this forum, but not new to the pizza business.

I am moving to Brazil soon with my wife (who is Brazilian) and I am planning to open a pizzeria within 18 months of arriving (hopefully).

Can anyone give some advice about opening up abroad? Some Pro’s/Con’s, any stories?

Language won’t be an issue, as I speak the language and it shouldn’t be difficult to get all of the necessary permits being married to a Brazilian.

Thanks!

 

[Rockstar_pizza]

my dream, I would love to open something like that in brazil, or the carribean…
One little obsticale is I dont know how well pizza falls into the culture

 

[system]

From what I have seen, the Brazilians adore pizza.

They have their own style, and they put everything you can imagine on their pizza.

 

[Tom_Lehmann]

The one unique thing about pizza is that it crosses al cultural barriers. When I introduced pizza into Saudi Arabia, way back when, cardamum was the spice to use because everybody could relate to it, but now I understand that the more traditional herbs are commonluy used. As for toppings, vegetables were popular as well as chicken and lamb/goat. I even introduced a fish pizza with hamur (a type of mackrel) which wasn’t too different from a tuna pizza. Dried squid was a popular topping in Korea, and in the Bahamas, we used conch, a favorite of all Bahamians. Point is, just take a look at what the locals eat, and try it on the pizza. Chances are that they’ll like it.
Tom Lehmann/The Dough Doctor