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    Janaína Torres Rueda

    Chef, Bar da Dona Onça

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    Portrait of Janaína Torres Rueda

    i. Biography

    Janaína Torres Rueda is a Brazilian chef and entrepreneur from São Paulo who opened Bar da Dona Onça in 2008 in the Copan building, helping drive the revival of the city center. She later co-founded A Casa do Porco in 2015, a pork-focused restaurant in São Paulo that became internationally recognized and was cited by the World’s 50 Best as a major part of her rise. She is the chef behind Bar da Dona Onça and A Casa do Porco, with ongoing leadership across multiple São Paulo venues.

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