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What Happened to Cafe Brazil After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

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As of September 2026, Cafe Brazil has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, December 28, 2024.

Primary source
cbsnews.com ·
Secondary source
westword.com

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What the source shows: CBS Colorado reported on 2024-12-28 that owner Tony Zarlenga announced Cafe Brazil's lease would not be renewed and the restaurant would close on 2025-01-01, and Denver Westword separately covered the closure after more than thirty years in business.

  • Season / episode Season 23, Episode 3
  • Original air date
  • Address 4408 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80211

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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Tri-Continent Cuisine, which aired July 31, 2015, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Cafe Brazil, where Guy Fieri sampled xim xim, a dish combining chicken and shrimp in a peanut-and-coconut sauce, alongside rack of lamb with mango sauce and a seafood plate called Copacabana, according to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The restaurant served Brazilian and Latin American cuisine from a Lowell Boulevard location in Denver's Berkeley neighborhood, where it had operated for about eighteen years after relocating from its original LoHi spot, according to CBS Colorado. Owner Tony Zarlenga announced on 2024-12-28 that "our lease will not be renewed as of January 1, 2025," according to CBS Colorado. CBS Colorado reported the restaurant closed on 2025-01-01 after more than thirty years in business, and Denver Westword separately reported on the closing after covering the restaurant's three-decade run.

Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

Season / episode
Season 23, Episode 3
Original air date
Episode title
Tri-Continent Cuisine
What was featured
Xim xim, rack of lamb with mango sauce, and seafood Copacabana
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Cafe Brazil

Frequently asked questions

Is Cafe Brazil still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Cafe Brazil has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, December 28, 2024.

What happened to Cafe Brazil after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

On Tri-Continent Cuisine, which aired July 31, 2015, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Cafe Brazil, where Guy Fieri sampled xim xim, a dish combining chicken and shrimp in a peanut-and-coconut sauce, alongside rack of lamb with mango sauce and a seafood plate called Copacabana, according to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. As of September 2026, Cafe Brazil has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, December 28, 2024.

Is Cafe Brazil permanently closed?

As of September 2026, Cafe Brazil has closed — confirmed via cbsnews.com, December 28, 2024. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.

Where is Cafe Brazil located?

4408 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80211. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives featured Cafe Brazil?

Season 23, Episode 3 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, first aired July 31, 2015. The episode is titled “Tri-Continent Cuisine”.

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Visit info

Address
4408 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO 80211
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
None found

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Sources

  • cbsnews.com — https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/denver-legacy-restaurant-last-days-cafe-brazil/
  • westword.com — https://www.westword.com/food-drink/denver-staple-cafe-brazil-closing-after-more-than-thirty-years-22880440/
  • dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com — https://www.dinersdriveinsdiveslocations.com/cafe-brazil-colorado.html

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