Encountering Italy and Germany on a Road Trip Through Southern Brazil NYT | Top Stories Seth Kugel 13 December 2024 at 18:02 A road trip through Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state leads to German and Italian cuisine, dialects and a surprising number of music festivals. © Gabriela Portilho for The New York TimesThe author encountered accordion music and other unexpected delights on a meandering five-day tour through villages with names like Garibaldi and Teutônia.