Where to stay in Brazil

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Bahia
Txai Resort
Nr Itacaré
££££ Exceptionally beautiful eco-friendly estate where rustic simplicity meets style and luxury on a vast stretch of Bahia's undeveloped Cacoa Coast

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Uxua
Trancoso
££££ Nine cool casas concealed in a glorious tropical garden, overlooking trendy Trancoso's village green, and 10 minutes from the beach New! Opened in April 2009

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Fazenda Sao Francisco
Corumbau
££££ Paradise Found: a gloriously remote location with white sand, organic food, warm hospitality and only 10 rooms

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Etnia Pousada
Trancoso
£££ Intimate rustic chic hotel in the heart of Trancoso, one of Brazil's hippest villages with fabulous unspoilt beaches nearby
Special offers for 5-7 night stays

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Villas de Trancoso
Trancoso, Nr Porto Seguro
£££ Luxury private villa retreats set on a beautiful Bahian beach close to the hippy-chic village of Trancoso

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Fazenda da Lagoa
Nr Ilheus
£££ Stunning eco-resort near Ilhéus, with miles of pristine white-sand beach backed by 14 colourful cabañas and endless Atlantic rainforest

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Zank Hotel
Salvador
£££ A super-stylish new hotel in a buzzing but untouristy part of town

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Tauana
Corumbau
£££ A remote 9-cabaña beach resort that's vast in scale, kind on the environment and indulgent to its guests

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Pestana Convento do Carmo
Salvador
£££ The most elegant place to stay in Salvador, a 16th-century convent, recently transformed into a stunning hotel New!

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Casa do Dean
Arraial d'Ajuda
£££ New York loft meets Brazilian rainforest in a funky, chunky beach house just a stroll from the sea (sleeps 4)

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Hotel Cocoon
Salvador
££ Highly stylized homage to modernism, this ultra quirky 'spaceship' hotel is just a short distance from one of Salvador's best beaches

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Villa Bahia
Salvador
££ Beautiful colonial house tastefully converted into a boutique hotel in the centre of Salvador's historical Pelourinho district

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Hotel Casa do Amarelindo
Salvador
££ A beautifully restored townhouse with roof-level pool, whose 10 rooms promise absolute peace despite being in the central Pelourinho district

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Anima Hotel
Morro de São Paulo
£ Lovely secluded beach spot with a fantastic restaurant - yet only 15 minutes from Morro de São Paulo for those who want to party

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Santa Clara
Ilha de Boipeba
£ Rustic guesthouse set in a lush tropical garden, a short stroll from a fabulous beach on the unspoilt island of Boipeba

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Minas Gerais
Solar da Ponte
Tiradentes
££ An exceptional country inn located in the delightful historic village of Tiradentes

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Solar do Carmo
Ouro Preto
££ A little gem - a beautiful private home in the old colonial town of Ouro Preto

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Rio de Janeiro - City
Marina All Suites
Leblon
££££ Rio's hippest hotel with stylish design suites overlooking Ipanema-Leblon beaches

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Hotel Santa Teresa
Santa Teresa
££££ Luxury neo-colonial hotel in Santa Teresa, evoking tropical and ethnic Brazil in its art and interior design New!

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Fasano Rio
Ipanema
££££ 50s style meets Noughties chic: this 92-room addition to the Fasano dynasty is set to shake up Rio's hotel scene

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Mama Ruisa
Santa Teresa
£££ Elegant French-owned B&B with pool in bohemian Santa Teresa with views of Sugar Loaf and Guanabara Bay

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La Suite
Joatinga
£££ Glamorous cliff top guesthouse - ultra stylish bedrooms and panoramic views of Rio's spectacular coastline

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Hotel Portinari
Copacabana
££ Good value design hotel located between Copacabana and Ipanema beaches

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Castelinho38
Santa Teresa
££ Quixotic 1866 castle overlooking Rio from the heart of Santa Teresa, converted into a laidback 9-room hotel and artists’ forum New!

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La Maison
Gavea
££ Stylish French-owned B&B in Gavea, a smart hillside neighbourhood with great views of Rio and the statue of Christ

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Casa 32
Cosme Velho
££ Family-owned historic mansion with just two funky designer suites, set beneath the Corcovado

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Ipanema Penthouse
Ipanema
££ Funky three-bedroom penthouse apartment with 70s styling and rooftop pool in Ipanema
Stay 7 nights, pay 5

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Relais Solar
Santa Teresa
££ Creative guesthouse set in arty Santa Teresa - homely, stylish, comfortable and inspiring.

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Rio de Janeiro - Environs
Insolito
Buzios
££££ A slick boutique hotel that's close to buzzy Buzios and its 26 beaches, yet blissfully serene

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Casa Turquesa
Parati
£££ A serene and contemporary guesthouse with light, colourful rooms and a central location in one of Brazil's most charming towns


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Pousada Casas Brancas
Buzios
££ Stylish and relaxing boutique hotel in the fashionable coastal town of Búzios, near Rio de Janeiro

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Pousada Picinguaba
Nr Parati
££ Fabulous hideaway midway between Rio and São Paolo combining unspoilt beaches, tropical rainforest and local colour

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Abracadabra
Buzios
£ Laid back, cheap and chic pousada within arms reach of all the best bits of Buzios

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The South
Ponta dos Ganchos
Nr Florianopolis, Santa Caterina
££££ Luxurious, secluded beach hotel on the side of a forested hill, where huge private decks give magnificent views of Ganchos bay

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Fasano Hotel
Jardins, Sao Paulo
££££ Sao Paulo's best hotel and restaurant: elegant, discreetly stylish, set in the leafiest and trendiest shopping district

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Vida Sol E Mar
Praia do Rosa, nr Imbituba, Santa Caterina
££ Stylish beach villas and eco-resort overlooking an unspoilt bay - ideal for families, surfers and whale-watchers

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