the battle of the butchers
ON THE STAGE OF THE 2025 churrascada

the COMPETITION

Get ready for Brazil's biggest butchering event! At Butcher Wars 2025, you'll have the chance to showcase your skill and creativity in an exciting challenge. Each competitor will have 30 minutes to cut, debone, and present cuts of meat in a layout worthy of the best butcher shops. Use your imagination to create value-added, eye-catching, and innovative cuts.

Get your knives, your creativity, and your passion ready, and come show off your talent at Butcher Wars 2025!

How to participate?

Registration is officially open for Butcher's Wars 2025, a competition that brings together the best butchers from Brazil and around the world in a thrilling challenge of technique, precision, and creativity in cutting meat. The duel will take place during the Churrascada 2025 Festival on August 23rd and promises to be one of the event's highlights.
To apply, interested parties must complete the form below with their personal information and professional qualifications. Selected participants will be chosen by the competition's Chief Judge based on the following criteria: technical skill in cutting and presentation, demonstrated by photos, videos, or social media, and professional experience verified by a brief resume.
Applications must be submitted by July 20, 2025, at 10:00 am. Selected candidates will be notified of their approval by July 30, 2025, when they will receive an official invitation to participate in Butcher's Wars 2025.
Selected competitors must pay a registration fee of R$350.00, which guarantees their official participation in the competition and also a ticket to enjoy 10 hours of barbecue, music, and incredible experiences at the Churrascada Festival 2025.
The event organizers are not responsible for travel, lodging, or food expenses before, during, or after the competition – these are the responsibility of each participant. On the day of the event, each competitor must bring their own utensils and materials for personal use, including (but not limited to): knives, steels, holsters, hooks, thread, string, needles, elastic bands, displays, decorations, fruits, vegetables, and seasonings necessary for the presentation.
Before the start of the competition, a briefing will be held with all participants to clarify the rules and answer any questions. If you have talent, presence, and the right knife in your hand, sign up now and show the public why you deserve to be among the greats in professional butchering. Participants' names will be announced on the Butcher Wars Brazil team's official Instagram: @therealbutcherofficial. Fill out the form below and secure your chance to make history at Butcher's Wars Brazil 2025.

Os competidores serão avaliados de acordo com os seguintes quesitos:

Velocidade
Apresentação, Display
Limpeza
Técnica
Criatividade e usabilidade

assessment

Judging Criteria

Competitors will be evaluated on five criteria, with scores ranging from 1 to 10:

Speed
Presentation and Display
Cleanliness
Technical
Creativity and Usability

TIEBREAKER

In the event of a tie in the overall score, the tiebreaker will be determined by the highest score, in the following order:

Cleanliness
Technical
Presentation, Display

JUdges

Head Judge:

Flavio Saldanha

Judges:

José Elder Reis Dias

Wellington Rodrigo César Camargo

Presenter

Alder Lopes

raw material

Half lamb and "half pork" (loin with ribs and flank).

time

30 minutes

Other Rules:

Personal Utensils:

Each competitor must bring their own knives, sharpening steels, knife holster, hook, thread, string, needles, elastic bands, display, decorations, fruits, vegetables, and all other necessary objects and seasonings for the presentation. The competition support team will provide the second protein and the display.

Rules

Keep the knife in the holster and keep it sharp.

You do not need to use all the proteins, but rather use the chosen pieces.

Keep the area clean and tidy upon entry and exit.

Signal when you need the second protein, display, and when the competition ends.

You must also explain your work in detail to the audience after the presentation.

At the signal indicating the end of the allotted time, you must immediately stop production.

Apply now by filling out the form on the side.

Good luck!

Name | First Name

Last name | Last Name

Telefone com DDD/DDI | Phone

Endereço | Street Address

Cidade | City

Estado | State

CEP / Zip code

Data de Nascimento | Birtdate

Onde podemos conhecer seu trabalho ? (por exemplo: Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, seu website) | 93 / 5,000 Translation results Translation result Where can we see your work? (eg: Instagram, Youtube, Facebook, your website)

Seu Currículo. Fale-nos brevemente sobre sua história profissional. Ou copie e cole seu currículo. | our Resume. Tell us briefly about your professional history. Or copy and paste your resume.

Declaro estar ciente que a Ficha de Inscrição não garante minha participação como competidor do Butchers Wars, tampouco acesso ao evento Churrascada. Li e concordo com todas as regras apresentadas inclusive, caso seja selecionado para participar da competição com o pagamento da taxa de inscrição. | I declare that I am aware that the Registration Form does not guarantee my participation as a Butchers Wars competitor, nor access to the Churrascada event. I have read and agree with all the rules presented including, if selected to participate in the competition with the payment of the entry fee.

Obrigado | Thanks!

the battle of the butchers ON THE STAGE OF THE 2025 churrascada