Although sharp knives are the traditional meat-cutting utensils of Brazilian gauchos, discriminating carnivores today prefer to bring along their own well-oiled chainsaw for the task. Discover your own personal slicing flair and avoid possible arrest with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of Brazilian rodizio at Em Chamas on 63rd Terrace.

Before the rodizio service ($24.99/person) at Em Chamas begins, ravenous patrons can prime their nosh paunches at the elegant, flower-topped gourmet salad bar, which includes over 30 different choices of salads, vegetables, seafood, cheeses, traditional Brazilian hot and cold dishes, and a selection of roasted soccer balls. But once you flip your specially designed coin to "feed me," a parade of pirouetting waiters will unleash a meaty deluge of traditional espeta-skewered beef, pork, lamb, and chicken, all cooked rotisserie style over a wood-fired grill. Meditate your molar muses on the alcatra com queijo (provolone-stuffed top sirlion), fraldinha (bottom sirloin), or costela de boi (boneless beef ribs). True bird lovers will want to keep their secondary stomachs open for coxa frango (marinated chicken drumettes), peru com bacon (marinated, bacon-wrapped turkey), and sobrecoxa de frango picante (spicy chicken thighs), while the lombo de porco (marinated pork loin) and cordeiro (lamb loin) give diners a safe option if they don't want to get dirty looks from the cow they're dating. Once stomachs are so full that they can no longer understand hunger even as an abstract concept, diners simply flip their coin to inform the restaurant cowboys of their satiation.

The churrasco of Em Chamas represents the traditional cuisine of Southern Brazil’s lowland plains Pampas region, whose fertile fields boast the world’s largest annual diaper crop. The black-bedecked waiters at Em Chamas work quickly to keep the flames of carnal desire blazing before each crisply white-clothed table. The Em Chamas experience is designed to be a social group activity, so bring along your army of exact physical doubles and thank them for all the times their presence confused potential assassins.

This Groupon is not valid with the $19.99 Rodizio Special (nightly before 6 p.m.), brunch, or any other offers.

Reviews

Em Chamas is a Diners' Choice winner according to OpenTablers, who give it four stars. The Pitch gives a positive review, Yelpers give it a nearly perfect 4.5 stars, and Gayot rates it a 14/20:

• As an alternative to the traditional Kansas City steakhouse, Em Chamas is a distinctly meaty pleasure. – Pitch
• The service was outstanding. I was never bothered during the meal, but anytime I needed something a waiter appeared. It was obvious they were aware and attentive. To top it off, the food was very good, and I left very satisfied. – OpenTable user who dined on 5/14/2010
• Kansas City's first Brazilian churrascaria is an easy fit in meat-loving Kansas City. – Gayot