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FraldinhavsVacio

beef · Close equivalent

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.

Translation takeaway

These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

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Fraldinha
Beef · Flank

A long, flat, loose-grained cut from the bottom of the sirloin where it meets the belly — the Brazilian fraldinha ("little diaper," for its shape). Well-marbled with a pronounced…

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Vacio
Beef · Flank

Flank steak is a flat, broad muscle from the abdominal area with long, coarse muscle fibers and very little fat. It has an intense, beefy flavor but can be chewy if not properly…

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Names by country

CountryFraldinhaVacio
🇺🇸United StatesFlank steak
🇬🇧United KingdomFlank steak
🇫🇷FranceBavette de flanchet
🇪🇸SpainVacío
🇦🇷ArgentinaVacio
🇲🇽MexicoArrachera exterior
🇵🇹PortugalVazio
🇧🇷BrazilFraldinha
🇮🇹ItalyPancia di manzo
🇩🇪GermanyBauchlappen

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