RIO DE JANEIRO， July 23 (Xinhua) -- 2016 Olympic Games host Rio de Janeiro is one of the globe's culinary capitals， offering the best of Brazilian cuisine， as well as international fare.

Brazil's varied ethnic makeup， including African， Portuguese and indigenous cultures， is reflected in its range of national dishes， with each region boasting local specialties.

Brazil's star national dish is "feijoada，" a thick hearty stew of black beans and pork accompanied by white rice， "farofa" (toasted manioc flour)， thinly shredded cabbage and orange slices. The dish is traditionally eaten on Saturdays.

While many foreigners may not have heard about feijoada， they almost certainly are familiar with the popular Brazilian export known as the "churrascaria，" a dining concept that has taken the world by storm. Customers at the Brazilian-style steakhouse pay a fixed price for a wide range of barbecued meat dishes， all served on sword-long skewers.

At lunch time， Brazilians prefer what is locally known as "buffets by the kilo，" where， as the name implies， clients can choose from an ample buffet and pay for their dish by weight.

Desserts often feature Brazil's variety of tropical fruits， from maracuya (passion fruit) to mango， guayaba， papaya， sugarcane， coconut and pineapple， often whipped into a mousse.

A popular baked dessert is "quindim，" a Portuguese-influenced custard made with sugar， egg yolks and coconut.

For a bite on the go， Rio's tourism districts， especially the downtown area， and Copacabana and Ipanema beaches， are teeming with food stands and food carts.

Try the buttered corn on the cob， tapioca crepes filled with sweet or savory fillings， like chocolate， banana or coconut， and cheese or ground beef， and churros (sugar-sprinkled fried dough sticks) filled with chocolate syrup or milk caramel.

"Botecos" are typical bars that serve food， such as "bolinhos de bacalhau，" (cod croquettes) another Portuguese-inspired dish， and meat- or shrimp-filled turnovers called "pastes."

Fans of fish and seafood should try "casquinha de siri" made with crab meat served in its own shell. "Coxinhas" are chicken croquettes and "linguica encebollada" is a type of sausage that's sliced， fried and served with cooked onions.

Brazilians drink a lot of beer， mainly because the local variety is only mildly alcoholic and the high temperatures make it a popular alternative.

However， the country's national drink is the caipirinha， a cocktail made of cachaca (firewater made of sugarcane)， lime and sugar. That's the traditional recipe， though bars also offer newfangled versions made with strawberries， grapes or tropical fruits.

For a non-alcoholic thirst quencher， try coconut water or any of numerous fruit juices， sold at stands everywhere. And to top off a meal， order a "cafezinho，" a strong-tasting cup of coffee.

Hockey as we know it today has similarities with the field hockey that was practiced in Egypt Vince Carter Grizzlies Jersey , Persia, and Greece since before the Christian era, and there are ancient Egyptian papyruses with drawings that resemble field hockey game. Hockey is also similar to ancient games such as hurling, Shinty, and the cheuca game of the Arauca Indians of Argentina.

Hockey is a sport that is practiced with different characteristics in accordance to the field or floor on which it is played receiving the name of ice hockey, roller hockey, and field hockey, from which the first two are part of the Winter Games competitions, although they are also played in special tracks prepared for these types of clashes.

Although the first Hockey clubs that appear in history are the Blackheath Football and Hockey Club in London during the year of 1861. In 1871 the Teddington Hockey Club was formed. The English Hockey Association was established in 1875 and the Hockey Association in 1886 establishing the rules of the hockey that are still in use nowadays.

The first international matches took place in 1890 and, like other games originated in the 19th century, hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games in 1908. By the year 1924, the International Hockey Federation was created, although its first tournament was held until 1971 for male teams and 1974 for female teams.

There was also a European Championship for men in 1970 and from then onwards this championship is held every four years. The female European championship for women did not take place until 1984; Hockey was included in the Pan American games held in Cali during 1971 with Argentina getting the gold medal.

Hockey is perhaps the sport with more variation to a same game and the sport from which many other sports have derived such as air hockey, ball hockey, unicycle hockey, bandy, box hockey, broomball, floorball, foot hockey or sock hockey, gym hockey, hurling and camogie, indoor field hockey, mini hockey, nok hockey, PowerHockey, ringette, rinkball, Rossall hockey, shinny, shinty, skater hockey, sledge hockey, spongee, street hockey, table hockey, and underwater hockey as the most common of them.

Regardless the style, the hockey sticks are J-shaped, with a curved hook in the end and flat surface in the playing side. The sticks are made of a composite of wood with either carbon fiber or glass fiber, although often include both of them to improve its resistance.

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