These cuts are closely equivalent — the same or nearly identical cut across different butchery traditions.
Both are the flank/bottom-sirloin flap grilled over fire — fraldinha in Brazilian churrasco, vacío in Argentine asado. Same general cut, sister traditions.
| Country | Fraldinha | Vacio |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸United States | — | Flank steak |
| 🇬🇧United Kingdom | — | Flank steak |
| 🇫🇷France | — | Bavette de flanchet |
| 🇪🇸Spain | — | Vacío |
| 🇦🇷Argentina | — | Vacio |
| 🇲🇽Mexico | — | Arrachera exterior |
| 🇵🇹Portugal | — | Vazio |
| 🇧🇷Brazil | Fraldinha | — |
| 🇮🇹Italy | — | Pancia di manzo |
| 🇩🇪Germany | — | Bauchlappen |
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