Italian who lives in Ribeirão Preto, SP, tells the secret to the perfect pizza Brazilians love to invent fashion and create pizza flavors by mixing different ingredients. A quick look at the menu of any pizzeria and you will come across suggestions ranging from straw potatoes to filet mignon, sausage, coxinha and whatever else the pizzaiolo's imagination allows. But, for Italian Roberto Maggi, who has lived in Brazil for 15 years, the perfect pizza is much simpler than that. And very delicious too. ?Click here to follow the g1 Ribeirão e Franca channel on WhatsApp This Friday (10) World Pizza Day is celebrated and g1 spoke to Maggi to find out what he thinks of the options served here and which ingredients used in Brazil he likes least. MORE But the Italian reveals that he was surprised to learn that there is also meat pizza here. "Stroganoff pizza and I heard about steak, right? They also put steak on pizza." Pizza Napoletana has a thin crust and simple filling Personal archive Pizza every week Maggi is from Rome and has lived in Ribeirão Preto (SP) since 2011. The Italian has been married to a Brazilian woman for 28 years and says he eats pizza with his family once a week. Every week. The difference is that he insists on producing his own recipe, traditionally Italian, and says that simplicity is often what gives the dish its special touch. "It's pasta with a little tomato sauce and some ingredients. Without exaggerating the quantity." Roberto Maggi is from Rome and has lived in Ribeirão Preto (SP) for 15 years Personal archive Beyond the ingredients, what the Italian doesn't give up is quality when it comes to producing his own pizza. Therefore, he says that the pasta needs to be fresh and it is important to pay attention to the sauce too. "The dough must be fresh, made. And even industrialized sauce can be used, if it's a good sauce. I prefer to make [the pizza]. We eat it once a week." Pepperoni pizza from Bella Capri, in Ribeirão Preto, SP Bella Capri Official What about the sweet pizza? Created and popularized in Brazil, sweet pizza is often the ideal dessert here after such an all-you-can-eat meal, with a huge variety of savory pizzas. In Italy, the delicacy is not so common, but it exists. Maggi says that, there, the most consumed is white pizza with Nutella. ?White pizza is what pizza dough baked without sauce is known in Italy. Italians call it pizza bianca (bianco is white in Italian). Whether the most classic flavors, like a good margherita, or the most sophisticated for unaccustomed palates, the important thing is to celebrate the date with a beautiful slice and in great company. See more news from the region on g1 Ribeirão Preto and Franca VIDEOS: Everything about Ribeirão Preto, Franca and the region