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Luxury Travel in
Brazil- Rio de
Janeiro
Remember to leave
your apprehensions behind upon deciding to go to Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil’s loudest cidade
(Portuguese for city). Luxury travel to Brazil
entails a combination of luxury hotels, luxury
cruises to the Amazon, and the best guides and
insider access to get you to parts of Brazil
overlooked by the casual visitor. It’s not just the Carnaval
which will lure you either, for Rio has equally
famous landmarks like the Copacabana and the Ipanema
beaches, Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, or
the daunting favelas (City of God, anyone?)
It’s a city that draws its appeal probably more than
any other in the whole of South America.
Brazilian culture is
best exemplified by this bustling metropolis; the
exuberant cheers when playing or watching futebol
(obviously their national game), extreme
partying and beaching at its finest, and the
proximity of natural beauty (with the picturesque
Guanaraba Bay as the backdrop) around Rio all add up
to fully experiencing almost everything Brazil has
to offer.
Having said that, we
know you will come to visit Rio mainly for the
Brazilian Carnival, a hedonist’s paradise accenting
on fireworks, the Samba Schools, and people from all
walks of life living it up and dancing away in
abandon. You can dress however gaudily (or skimpily)
as you want, with the unwritten law that dictates
what is peculiar is otherwise in Rio. Travelling in
luxury with Urbane Nomads through Rio for the Carnaval also means insider, privileged access. Snag
the best seats in the Sambadromo or actually get
into the thick of the action by participating in the
Carnaval (in full costume!)
For football
fanatics, drop by the Maracanã stadium, once the
world’s biggest football arena. One of the most
renowned places in football annals, the Maracanã was
one of the old stamping grounds of Pele, and
visiting the stadium
is a must for everyone, football fan or not.
The luxury boutique hotel
scene has finally caught on in Riotay in style at the new Fasano Rio, walking distance to Ipanema beach and a
design style so whimsical it reminds you of the
adapatability of this Paulistan bastion of taste.
For the casual observer of Rio, there are few modern
designer hotels in the city with the exception of
the new addition of the Fasano in Rio. To this end, we've included in
our selection of luxury accommodation, new properties that
have gained the attention of the beau monde but are
virtually secret addresses to the casual observer of
Rio. La Suite and La Maison are well-decorated
boutique properties.
Should you be confident
enough of your Portuguese, do opt to rent the
private properties- the luxury penthouse in Rio comes with
its own private pool and a terrace with views of
Rio's distinctive landmarks - the Sugarloaf Mountain
and Ipanema beach. Niemeyer House was designed,
eponymously by Brazil's most famous architect (an
architectural tour of his works in Brazil is
available) and is set in Rio's Jardim Botanico.
Whilst neither of these private properties are for
the first time visitor or non-Portuguese speaking
individuals nor those who'd need the services and
facilities of a hotel, the trade-off is almost
non-consequential given the exclusivity of your very
own private pool and designer penthouse in Rio or
the experience of staying in a house with such
architectural pedigree.While the idea of luxury to
Brazilians differ depending on where you go- be it
an idyllic walk on the beach, dinner in a secluded
area that makes up one of Rio's best-kept secret and
then living it up cariocan style in Santa Teresa,
the best in shopping, gastronomy and accommodations
Paulistan style or an exclusive journey down the
Amazon, luxury travel in Brazil as offered by Urbane
Nomads is characterized by taste and privileged
access, whether it be the Rio Carnaval, an artistic
take on the typical favela tour or cruising down the
Amazon in style. Private island with private homes
exhibiting a luxury of telenovella proportions
(though channeling a delightfully pared-down
tropical minimalist aesthetic) accessible only
by heli-transfer or pantaneiro horseback
trips based in the lodges of Pantanal heiresses-
Urbane Nomads' luxury trips to Brazil are catered to
your specific interests and needs.
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