With its cattle ranching background, Corumbá's residents appreciate a good barbecue. There's also a strong Paraguayan and Bolivian influence with pastries such as salteñas stuffed with chicken. However, fish dominates in regional dishes with stews made using pacu and large catfish such as pintado. This includes Peixe Urucum made with coconut and cream. Piranha is another local favourite with the Caldo do Piranha fish broth, said to be a strong aphrodisiac.

The town's eateries (and ice creameries) are located primarily near the town centre and along Rua Frei Mariano. The list below is a selection - but there are also many small corner bars offering a cold beer with burgers including the infamous Brazilian "X-Salada" (pronounced Sheese-salada) or "X-Tudo".

If you're in town on a Sunday morning, you can also wander down to the weekly open air market that takes over Rua Ladário to sample the delicious street food.

For many Brazilians, lunch is the main meal of the day. It's better still if you can takes the opportunity to escape the heat - sitting in air-conditioned luxury and sampling ice cold beer.

After travelling in the Pantanal, a good return to civilisation means a good coffee and fresh baking.

A open air market is run every Sunday along Rua Ladário, between Rua Delamare and Rua 13 de Junho. Most of the vendors are Bolivian, who bring in fresh produce from their farms across the border - although it also includes cheap clothing, footwear, consumer goods (mostly very poor quality items from China), and lots of pirated CDs and DVDs. For the most part, it's worth a visit if only to sample the local snacks such as pasteis, and freshly squeezed sugar cane juice.

Country pubs playing the region's Sertaneja music (essentially Brazil's own variation of Country music) have become popular in the last few years, Corumbá has a couple of options to sample.

Most of the town's nightclubs and live venues are located along Avenida General Rondon, at the bottom of Rue Frei Mariano. This location transforms to become the heart of Corumbá's annual Carnaval celebrations in late February or early March.