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title: "Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Competes for Barbecue Title in Brazil"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f09aecdc-ca4e-4b6c-ace9-829ac94dcb77
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20220824_dickeys_barbecue_pit_competes_for_barbecue_title_in_brazil.html
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2022-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:10:08.587Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1504674900247-0877df9cc836?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Competes for Barbecue Title in Brazil

**TL;DR:** Dickey's Barbecue Pit competed in a Brazilian barbecue cookoff, earning second place and showcasing its Texas-style BBQ skills. The brand's Brazil team, led by Luana Santos, competed against 28 other teams from around the world at the Meatstock BBQ Wars.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2022-08-24. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20220824_dickeys_barbecue_pit_competes_for_barbecue_title_in_brazil.html).*

## Story

Yep, earning second place from pure ‘cue cuisine proves one thing… Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is taking over the world, one perfectly prepared Texas-style barbecue plate at a time.

Dickey’s Brazil Owners and key staff members banded together and competed against 28 other teams from around the world, all in the name of barbecue, at the Meatstock BBQ Wars from July 8 to 10. More than 30,000 people flocked to Lucky Wings Arena in Sorocaba, São Paulo to enjoy music and barbecue cookoffs at the three-day festival.

The contest featured five different barbecue protein staples including brisket, pork ribs, pork butt, chicken and lamb with each scored based on a taste test from various judges. Bruno Gallucci, Arthur Fumis, Luiz Henrique and Thiago Pattas joined captain, Luana Santos in eventually landing second place, just three points behind the winners. The moment was especially gratifying for Santos, who is also Dickey Brazil’s first-ever Pitmaster.

"It was an amazing experience to bring our pitmasters outside the store to represent Dickey's Barbecue Pit in the contest,” said Dickey’s Brazil Co-Owner Bruno Gallucii. “We learned a lot about team spirit and how important it is to motivate our crew. We laughed a lot, had fun and the most important thing - we showed all Brazilians what Legit. Texas. Barbecue is all about!"

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- Brazil (location)
- barbecue competition (topic)
- texas-style bbq (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20220824_dickeys_barbecue_pit_competes_for_barbecue_title_in_brazil.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f09aecdc-ca4e-4b6c-ace9-829ac94dcb77).