Press articles
AIR FRANCE MAGAZINE
August 2007
"Water Music in the New World"
"Little has changed in the Serra do Mar since the first Europeans arrived in Brazil. The land and water merge as if the world were just forming. It's a miraculously restorative spot, just four hours from Rio."
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AIR FRANCE MADAME
March 2005
"On the Brazilian coast, Picinguaba offers an ideal spot for an idyllic interlude"
"... a sumptuous white building surrounded by a tropical garden overlooks the ocean. (...) It offers a seafront swimming pool, a spacious lounge, a breathtaking view... and only 10 rooms. Marvelous in their simplicity, they have no TV, no phone and no Internet access. The idea here is to relax and forget about the rest of the world - which is surprisingly easy to do in this paradisiacal setting."
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THE OBSERVER, London
August 2003
"We had the sea more or less to ourselves unless you count the dolphins which, here and there, arced out of the water in front of us..."
Clive Anderson
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HIP HOTEL
"To call this area breathtakingly beautiful does not do it justice"
"And therein lies the real appeal of Picinguaba. For those travellers who want to escape to a destination where nature is uncultivated, untamed and in large part unexplored, and which doesn't take half a work-week to get in, Picinguaba is hard, if not impossible, to beat."
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ELEGANT BRIDE
Winter 2004
"A secluded resort offers a luxury honeymoon experience, distinctly out of the ordinary"
"... We spent the afternoon (...) slipping down waterfalls and jumping and splashing in cool pure water holes (...) while birds sang madly all around us. The water was so clear we could see the foliage and the sky reflected in it. Best of all, there was absolutely no one to be seen anywhere..."
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ELLE - UK
May 2003
"A little piece of heaven near São Paulo"
"... Next morning, the sky is blue, the sea is calm and our private schooner is waiting for us in the bay : does life get any better than this? We pack a picnic of giant mangos, fresh pineapple and grilled squid salad, and set sail. The coastline along Picinguaba is all pretty deserted : to the north are lots of little bays where we swim and snorkel..."
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