Heights of Brazil is preparing to open at 8031 Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, taking over the space long occupied by Wasabi House, which closed in 2024. Owner Ronan de Farias is behind the new restaurant, which will fill a roughly 2,400-square-foot standalone building inside the Greenback Square shopping center, according to leasing materials from Sacramento-based commercial real estate firm JLL.
The space has already gotten a fresh repaint and new green signage, with colorful panels installed around the building illustrating popular Brazilian dishes customers can expect once it opens. A posted schedule shows the restaurant closed on Tuesdays, with hours running 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30 to 9 p.m. the rest of the week, though no firm opening date has been confirmed.
Brazilian cuisine typically leans on hearty stews, fire-roasted meats, seafood, and sweet desserts, reflecting the country’s mix of Indigenous, African, European, and Asian culinary influences. Heights of Brazil will join a small but growing presence of Brazilian restaurants in the greater Sacramento region, following steakhouses like Fogo de Chao and Galpao Gaucho Brazilian Steakhouse in nearby Roseville.
Greenback Square spans about 46,164 square feet and already houses Royal Indian Cuisine and a Mongolian barbecue restaurant, with JLL reportedly working to fill nine additional vacancies at the center as part of a broader push to bring in new tenants along the busy Greenback Lane corridor.
