Arroz com Feijão is Rice and Beans (Arroz means rice and beans Feijão mean) Brazilian rice is the staple food like us. He only ate the soup to thicken it. Yes, it is that as a side. You can eat it as a side dish Or eaten with other foods, or referred to as a main dish, a side dish to pair with it. This soup is a soup or stew, white beans, taken with onion and garlic, then cook or to put other raw materials. Add toppings time and there are Feijoada, a black bean stew. Mix soup with sausage and meat. Was the menu to pair with food.