Picinguaba - Practical information
Accomodation
- 9 deluxe bedrooms overlooking the sea and the gardens. 4 of them have an extra bed for a child.
- 1 panoramic honeymoon suite, with jacuzzi.
- 1 private Villa for up to 6 guests.
- Bedrooms have a private terrace with a hammock, ceiling fans (no air-conditioning, instead there is the natural sea breeze); no visual interference with other rooms.
Features available at the Pousada
Swimming pool, wood-fired sauna, private schooner, fireplace, library with a selection of Brazil-related books in several languages, DVDs, home cinema, games, piano, guitar.
Events/Groups/Corporate
Total accomodation capacity: 40 persons max (with the hotel annex). Weddings, birthday, receptions, catering services, airport transfers...
Payment
The following credit cards are accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Amex and Diners.
Insurance
Personal Travel Insurance is recommended.
Useful accessories
Mosquito repellant for the evening, high factor sun block, after-sun lotion, biodegradable shampoo.
Seasons
Picinguaba is located almost exactly on the Tropic of Capricorn. The weather is warm and mostly sunny all year round, with an average temperature of 23°C (air) and 25°C (sea), so that bathing is always possible. There is little or no tourism in Picinguaba except in January (summer break in Brazil) and for the Carnival.
Weather
Humid season is from December to March. If your stay is in this season, you will get warmth and sun most of the time. It rains in short downpours, but almost every day, during which there are many ways to pass the time at the Pousada. Listen to the rainfall on the banana leaves, tucked in your hammock, reading, have afternoon tea with home-made cakes and coffee, massage, home-cinema, wood fuelled sauna, log fire, art gallery, bird watching. From April to September temperatures are lower but still very nice (around 25-28°C during the day). It can be cooler certain night (18°C). It is the dry season and is generally very sunny, air is less humid, with a very beautiful light.
Wild animals and insects
There is not particular danger; nature is exceptionally friendly and safe, both on land and at sea. No sharks, no malaria. In the forests, snakes are rarely seen and not poisonous, nor are spiders. Nature is not aggressive. Few mosquitoes, the region was treated a few years ago. The animals that one sees are turtles (protected species), humming-birds and other birds, sloths and and-thrush, and often dolphins.