Churrascaria Vento Haragano

History of Vento Haragano

The Laste brothers, Jorge Luis and Giovani, who came from a traditional Italian family, were born in Nova Brescia, a small city in Rio Grande do Sul, well-known for being the national capital of the Brazilian barbecue.

In the early 1990s, they moved to São Paulo and in January 5th, 1993, they opened Vento Haragano, located in the neighborhood of Jardins, one of the best locations in the city. In a short time the restaurant became one of the icons of the Brazilian barbecue, as a result of the high standard of its meals, its wines and its outstanding service. In the year 2000, a thorough renovation made Vento Haragano one of the finest Brazilian barbecue restaurants in the city of Sao Paulo. With its new ambience and exclusive service, its staff grew from 40 to 90 waiters and the seating capacity from 250 to 350 seats.

The name of the restaurant, Vento Haragano, was taken from the wind that blows from the north of Rio Grande do Sul, which brings rain to the plantations, and Haragano is a wild horse, very difficult to break in. In the interpretation of the Laste brothers, Vento Haragano is the wind that feeds the fire for the barbecue.

Decorated with paintings of horses and landscapes of the pampas, with Chimarrão (a traditional Gaucho beverage) available for all, and with its staff dressed as Gauchos, Vento Haragano portrays the state of Rio Grande do Sul in each corner of the restaurant.