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The SceneWith lilting Brazilian music, a server walking around with a big carving knife, and giant skewers of fire-cooked meat, diners are in for something different at this authentic Brazilian barbecue. Amber lighting and a festive din further enhance the atmosphere in the sleek, hardwood-floored space.The FoodEating churrascaria style is definitely an event. Diners use a little metal wheel to signal green ("Bring more meat") or red ("We must pause or we will explode"). There are 10 kinds of meat carved tableside. Highlights include tender, salt-rubbed top sirloin bordered with crispy, delicious fat; fabulously moist, deeply flavored chicken; rich, un-greasy house-made sausage; and revelatory chunks of turkey wrapped in wide swaths of bacon. Though there are disappointments--slightly tough chicken hearts and overly salty white wine-marinated sirloin--overall, the meats are magic. For dessert, try the tres leches cake--dense, moist sponge cake with a sugary frosting, or very subtly orange-flavored crema catalana.