Mateus Ferreira is the Grilling & Churrasco Editor at gastronomyguiderecipes.com, where he translates the smoky, communal fire of Brazilian cooking for American backyards. He grew up above his family’s rodizio in Newark’s Ironbound neighborhood, learning to carry sword-skewers of meat before he could drive. The smell of charcoal and samba is in his blood, and it shows in every article he writes. After 12 years of cooking, testing, and teaching backyard cooks, he’s become a trusted voice for anyo