What is Picanha called in Argentina?

In Argentina, Picanha is known as Picaña.

What is Picanha called in Mexico?

In Mexico, Picanha is known as Picaña.

What is Picanha called in the United States?

In the United States, Picanha is known as Rump cap.

What is Picanha called in the United Kingdom?

In the United Kingdom, Picanha is known as Rump cap.

What is Picanha called in Spain?

In Spain, Picanha is known as Tapa de cuadril.

What is Picanha called in France?

In France, Picanha is known as Cœur de rumsteck.

What is Picanha called in Italy?

In Italy, Picanha is known as Codone (picanha).

What part of the beef does Picanha come from?

Picanha comes from the Sirloin section of the beef.

Picanha

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Also called

🇺🇸🇬🇧Rump cap🇲🇽🇦🇷Picaña🇫🇷Cœur de rumsteck🇪🇸Tapa de cuadril🇮🇹Codone (picanha)🇩🇪Tafelspitz↗

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Picanha is a triangular cut from the top of the rump, kept with its thick fat cap intact. It is the most celebrated cut in Brazilian churrasco culture and is growing in popularity worldwide. The fat cap bastes the meat as it cooks, producing extraordinary flavor. It is typically skewered in a C-shape and slow-roasted over charcoal, then sliced tableside.

Names by country

Country	Name	Notes
🇺🇸United States	Rump cap	Relatively obscure in the US but growing in popularity
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Rump cap
🇲🇽Mexico	Picaña
🇦🇷Argentina	Picaña	Growing in popularity in Argentine asados influenced by Brazilian churrasco
🇫🇷France	Cœur de rumsteck
🇪🇸Spain	Tapa de cuadril
🇵🇹Portugal	Picanha
🇧🇷Brazil	Picanhaprimary	The undisputed star of Brazilian churrasco, always cooked with the fat cap on
🇮🇹Italy	Codone (picanha)	The rump cap; the Brazilian loanword 'picanha' is now common in churrascherie-style restaurants.
🇩🇪Germany	Picanha	Brazilian loanword now standard in German BBQ and steakhouse contexts for the grilled/skewered preparation, distinct from the Viennese boiled 'Tafelspitz' tradition.

Find Picanha near you

In the US, this cut is usually sold as Rump cap — ask your butcher for that. It's most likely to be stocked by a Brazilian market.

Find a Brazilian market near you

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Similar cuts

Tri-tipapproximate

Both are triangular cuts from the sirloin area, but picanha comes from the rump cap and is always cooked with its fat cap, while tri-tip is from the bottom sirloin and typically trimmed.

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Sirloinapproximate

Picanha sits above the sirloin and shares similar flavor profile, but is kept with its fat cap and treated as a distinct roasting cut in Brazilian tradition.

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Picanha suínaapproximate

Same conceptual cut on a different animal — both are the rump cap with fat cap preserved, both are grilled with the fat-side-down rendering technique. Picanha suína is the pork-side adaptation of the iconic beef cut.

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Maminhaapproximate

Adjacent cuts on the same Brazilian alcatra primal — maminha is the lean tail, picanha the fat-capped rump cap next to it. Frequently sold and grilled side by side.

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