This beautiful, original 18th century townhouse, turned stylish boutique hotel is a true labour of love. The owner, Tetê’s meticulous restoration has maintained the original grandeur whilst also incorporating clever architectural touches such as opening up the whole ground floor to integrate a leafy inner courtyard and plunge pool. This means that your first impression…
This intimate eco-lodge is located on a fully working fazenda owned by a welcoming Swiss-Brazilian family. There are only six guest bedrooms which ensure a very relaxed and personalised experience. The lodge lies in the middle of a natural paradise: 11,000 hectares (27,000 acres) of lakes, rivers, open grasslands, and forests. This combination of landscapes…
Owned by a kite-surfing French couple that first visited the area decades ago and decided to put down roots, this tropical eco-retreat is set on an organic farm, covering several acres between the sea and a river, right on the edge of the Lençóis Maranhenses national park. Located just outside of the small fisherman’s village…
Located in a prime beachfront location in Jericoacoara, Essenza hotel offers a luxurious alternative to the rustic pousadas more traditionally associated with this region. Ample rooms with stylish décor and contemporary furnishing, are complemented by exceptional service and one of the largest swimming pools in South America – a spectacular 1300m2 of water to cool…
Just three and a half hours’ drive from Rio de Janeiro, this corner of Minas Gerais, in the foothills of the Mantiqueira mountains, is one of the most ecologically diverse of South East Brazil, encompassing Atlantic rainforest, Cerrado and high-altitude Brazilian savannah. The local town of Ibitipoca is one of the oldest in Minas Gerais,…
The only hotel located within the Brazilian national park, the Belmond Hotel das Cataratas has perhaps one of the most exclusive locations in South America. Belmond guests are the only visitors with access to the falls before and after the official nine-to-five park opening hours. Given that Iguaçu is one of South America’s most visited destinations,…
“Maravilha” means “wonderful” in Portuguese and as soon as you step through the stylish lobby on to the hotel’s deck looking out over the turquoise blue waters of the Baia do Sueste, you will agree that it is aptly named. With a stunning reforested wood design which seamlessly blends into its surroundings, you’ll be in…
The Pousada Trijunção is the first and only luxury lodge located in Brazil’s little known Cerrado, or savannah region. “Trijunção” refers to the triple border where the property is located – the meeting point of the states of Goiás, Bahia and Minas Gerais. The lodge is set on a ranch of the same name that…
This property of 60 spacious ocean facing rooms is the first true luxury resort to be built in the tropical paradise of Angra dos Reis – a favourite bolthole for the Brazilian jet set that, until now, was lacking in quality accommodation. Easily accessible from both Rio and Sao Paulo by either car of helicopter…
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