News Visitors to the grounds of the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio this Saturday (9 April) and Sunday (10 April) will be in for a treat The culture programme of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, known as Celebra, is organising a free culinary event which will gather some of the city’s most celebrated vendors of street food in one place If you don’t know your empadinha from your pastel, or your tacacá from your acarajé, there won’t be a better chance to learn As well as all the varied snacks on offer, the weekend event – Celebra’s first of the year – will involve poetry readings, music, theatre and dance Performers will include poet duo Sussurradores, theatre groups Etc e tal and Barracão da Poti, quartet El Miraculoso Samba Jazz and band Noites do Norte, who will play popular rhythms from northern Brazil such as carimbó, brega, cumbia and lambada Olympic and Paralympic mascots Vinicius and Tom will be out in force and the Olympic torch will be on display There will also be a special family ticket for entry to the MAM itself, priced at just 14 reais for a group of up to five people “Our idea is to offer a varied cultural programme, which is accessible and in the streets, so that the people can participate”Carla Camurati, Rio 2016’s culture director Filmmaker Sérgio Bloch, the author of a popular guide to the street food of Rio, is the brains behind the gastronomy festival “Bringing traditional Rio street food to MAM, which is an icon of our national culture, symbolises the city that we want I think the public will enjoy the combination,” Bloch says Athletes at Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Village to be offered a taste of BrazilThe following vendors will be serving the following Brazilian culinary classics:Acarajé Nega Teresa – Acarajé is a spicy snack whose ingredients include beans, palm oil and shrimp It is the iconic street food of the northeastern city of Salvador, which has a strong West African influence A former handball player known as Nega Teresa, who was born and raised in Salvador, runs a well known stall in the Santa Teresa district of Rio Ateliê Brigadeiro Carioca – The brigadeiro is a much beloved Brazilian delicacy Condensed milk, cocoa powder and butter are packed into a delicious small ball Renata Aragão serves up the treat in a dazzling variety of flavours Angu da Lucinha – Angu is Brazilian polenta, a simple dish made of cornmeal and water Lucinha runs a popular stall at historic Pedra do Sal, a popular location for live samba music Bolinho de Bacalhau do Mazzaropi – This family business specialises in salted cod balls, bolinhos de bacalhãu, a Portuguese delicacy that is now the most popular bar snack in Brazil Caipirinha do Luizinho – While the caipirinha needs no introduction, many foreigners do not realise that lime is not the only fruit Luizinho will put you right with exotic flavours such as dragon fruit Caldo da Nega – Nega first discovered her gift for cooking when she lived in Germany At her stall in Rio Comprido in the north zone she now specialises in soups (caldos) and bean dishes Cocada da Cris – Everyone loves cocada, a simple street dish made out of grated coconut and sugar Cocada specialists Cris and Evandro mix in flavours such as passion fruit, pineapple and even coffee  Churrasquinho da Jô – In 2015 the Rio authorities recognised the traditional street barbeque as part of the city’s official cultural heritage Sidney Manoel Gomes runs a celebrated grill in Vila Isabel, a traditional neighbourhood in northern Rio Empada do Paulinho – The empada, or empadinha, is the Brazilian pie Paulinho is a popular empada seller in northern Rio, where he serves up traditional varieties with fillings of cheese, shrimp and sun-dried meat Esfiha do Marquinhos Árabe – Brought to Brazil by Arab immigrants, the sfiha became the esfiha It is a popular snack, especially on the city’s beaches For more than 30 years Marquinhos has been dressing as a Sheikh to sell his esfihas on Barra beach Oriental do Barcellos – Wherever you are in Rio, it is easy to find Asian food, especially Japanese dishes Barcellos has been serving sushi and other snacks for more than 38 years Pão de Queijo do Carlinhos – The pão de queijo, a baked cheese-flavoured puff, is Brazil’s number one breakfast snack   Carlinhos has been making them for some 30 years  Papito do Xina – For 32 years, the students and faculty of PUC university in southern Rio have been coming to Wilson Moreira and Vera Marques for traditional stuffed bread snacks  Pastel do Bigode – The Brazilian pastry is known as the pastel Popular varieties are filled with beef, cheese, chicken or palm hearts  The mustachioed Hudson Macedo, universally known as Bigode, has been selling pastéis in Laranjeiras for some 30 years Salgadinhos Família Marques – A salgadinho is the generic name for a savoury snack In the historic Rua do Lavradio in Lapa, the Marques family serves up a wide range of finger food Chicken croquettes (risolé de frango) are their most popular product Sucolé do Claudinho – Claudinho began selling sucolés, fruit flavoured popsicles, 26 years ago in Ipanema He is a familiar figure on the famous beaches of Rio’s south zone Tacacá da Rose – Tacacá, a speciality from the Amazon region, is a soup which makes liberal use of the mouth-tingling jambu leaf Chef Rose learnt the recipe from her grandparents, who were descended from the indigenous people of the region Tapioca do Arnaldo – Brazil is the home of the cassava plant or manioc Street vendors use flour from the plant to create delicious pancakes: tapiocas For 15 years, Arnaldo has been selling tapiocas with sweet or sour fillings in the districts of Botafogo and Flamengo Yakisoba do Kayo – Every Brazilian loves a good sized portion of yakisoba Kayo and his partner Ediliane Araújo have created one of Rio’s first yakisoba food trucks  Event detailsSaturday 9 April – 1pm to 9pmSunday  10 April – 11am to 8pmPatio of the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) Av Infante Dom Henrique 85 – Parque do FlamengoFree entryParking at the location#Rio2016Culture