Where it is said
- the Northeast· strongly associated
- the North· more common here
How it is used
Beef lightly salted and air/sun-dried so it keeps without refrigeration — a staple of Northeastern cooking, typically served with macaxeira, farofa or manteiga de garrafa. Aulete gives 'carne de vento' and 'carne de sertão' as synonyms.
Examples
Carne de sol com macaxeira é clássico.
Sun-dried beef with cassava is a classic.
Servem carne de sol com queijo coalho.
They serve sun-dried beef with butter cheese.
A carne de sol é uma carne salgada e seca do Nordeste.
Carne de sol is a salted, dried meat from the Northeast.
Practise “carne de sol” in context
Hear it, use it in a sentence and get corrected — Falando’s Real Talk and Idioms Trainer are built for words like this. Free for 7 days.