Current sectionJewish WorldShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeMoroccan-Brazilian dishes at Daw restaurant. "I felt like I'd discovered distant relatives." Credit: Hagit GorenFor the past 200 years, a Moroccan-Jewish community has existed on the banks of the Amazon River in northern Brazil. Drawn there by the rubber boom, its fascinating culinary tradition is only now coming to light01:55 AM • August 12 2026 IDTIn the central cities of the Brazilian Amazon, mainly Manaus and Belém, local restaurants observe a century-old custom of serving a festive brunch every Sunday. The special menu includes dishes representing the diverse communities that make up Amazonian society. Alongside local dishes and others that arrived from Japan or England, two surprising additions appear: couscous and dafina, a traditional Jewish-Moroccan stew for Shabbat. They only offer a hint of the remarkable story of the Jewish community of the Brazilian Amazon. In the NewsChraime With Açaí? The Delicious Cuisine of the Amazon's Moroccan JewsIsrael Lost Control of West Bank and Ability to Act Freely in Gaza and LebanonOur Comfort Zone: Why Israel's Liberal Discourse Can't Confront Jewish SupremacyIt's Okay to Be Kidnapped; There Are Enough Bodies for EveryoneSettlers Attacked Me. What the IDF Lets Them Do Will Get Palestinians KilledRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of Zionism50 Years Ago, a Young Israeli Was Crowned the Most Beautiful Woman in the WorldIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanWho Is Rebeca Grynspan, the Jewish Frontrunner to Become the Next UN Chief?'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'