Food · #14 of 26
Caipirinha
Exported to bars around the world, where it is made with the precision of someone who has never seen a properly cut lime. In the index, exports count at half weight.
Jabuticaba Index®
77%
Plausibility range: 77%
Evidence grade. Computed from source types: from A (official and academic data) to D (editorial judgment). It does not change the index.
01What exactly is being measured
A cocktail of cachaça, lime, sugar and ice.
02Context
03Where else it exists
- Local presence(Marginal → Widespread)
- Exported from Brazil(Marginal → Widespread)
- Brazil
- Absent (checked)
- No data
Equal Earth projection. Places with uncertain presence take the color of the highest possible level; the table shows the full range.
Place (30)
| Place | Presence | Weight | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Finland (Åland Islands) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Albania | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| United States (American Samoa) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Andorra | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Angola | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| United Kingdom (Anguilla) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Antarctica | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Antigua & Barbuda | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Argentina | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Armenia | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Netherlands (Aruba) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Australia | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Austria | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Azerbaijan | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Bahrain | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Bangladesh | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Barbados | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Belgium | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Benin | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| United Kingdom (Bermuda) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Bolivia | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Brunei | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Bulgaria | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Burkina Faso | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Burundi | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Netherlands (Caribbean Netherlands) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| France (St. Barthélemy) | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| United Arab Emirates | RegionalBrazilian export | 0.25 | [1] |
| Presence abroad | 7.5 | ||
04How we got this number
- Presence abroad
Sum of each place's weight: widespread = 1, regional = 0.5, marginal = 0.1. Where it only exists as a Brazilian export, the weight is multiplied by 0.5.
- 7.5
- Exclusivity E
From 0 (exists everywhere) to 1 (only in Brazil), on a log scale.
- 0.54
- Intensity I
How much more common it is in Brazil than in the other places where it exists.
Consumed nationwide; abroad, only in bars that imported it. [2]
- 4 of 4
- Rarity coefficient R
R = E + 0.5 × (I ÷ 4) × (1 − E)
R = 0.54 + 0.5 × (4 ÷ 4) × (1 − 0.54) = 0.77
- 0.77
- Jabuticaba Index®
- 77%
Not part of the score
How aware Brazilians are that this is rare abroad.
An embraced national symbol. editorial judgment
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05Sources
- [1]
Brazilians Surprised Again
The Example Gazette · Jan 15, 2026 · News
example.org/fictional-gazette · accessed Sep 25, 2026
- [2]
Censo Imaginário de Coisas Brasileiras 2025
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia Imaginária · 2025 · Statistical data · in Portuguese
example.org/fictional-census · accessed Sep 25, 2026
Last reviewed Sep 25, 2026 · Methodology v0.2