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Best of Brazil – Luxury Hotel Guide

Luxury Hotels in Bahia, Sao Paulo, Rio and Governador Celso Ramos

Brazil is colorful, brilliant, beautiful and well-presented in the world of luxury travel with thousands of landscapes, a huge blend of colors, sounds, smells, and friendly, happy people. There is simply no comparison. TravelWizard.com, the sophisticated traveler’s luxury vacation connection, is offering complimentary upgrades and amenities on Brazil’s Best Luxury Hotels & Resorts. Call 1-800-330-8820 to speak to a Virtuoso Brazil Vacation Advisor or click here and start planning, now!

Txai Resort
Bahia, Brazil

Txai Resort is located in Itacare, Bahia, Brazil, 400 km from Salvador and a one-hour drive from Ilheus. Arguably the most stylish resort in Brazil, Txai is well integrated into the natural surroundings and offers guided eco-tours, rafting trips, canoeing, and trekking trails. Txai Resort takes part in reforestation projects of native species through community work. Built individually on stilts and surrounded by wooden decks with details in palm-thatch, the bungalows at Txai Resort have been spread throughout the coconut groves to ensure maximum privacy for guests. Upon waking up, one just has to sit up in bed to be surrounded by a vista of nature and the sea through the picture windows. Guests also enjoy our two restaurants, four bars, six swimming pools, a spa, a reading room and more. Exclusive amenities when booked with TravelWizard.com include upgrade on arrival, subject to availability, daily full buffet breakfast for up to two served at hotel restaurant is already included in rates, guest's choice of buffet luncheon for two at beach OR $50 USD Spa credit, early check-in, subject to availability, late check-out, subject to availability, complimentary round-trip private airport transfers with a 3 night minimum stay.

 

Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort
Governador Celso Ramos, Brazil

Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort is one of the newest and most luxurious resorts in Brazil. Situated on a small point nestling between two charming fishing villages and surrounded on 3 sides by the sea of the Emerald Coast, Ponta dos Ganchos Exclusive Resort offers the warmth and personalized service of a guest house together with the sophisticated infrastructure of a 5-star hotel. There are 20 comfortable and spacious bungalows featuring the most modern conveniences. Ponta dos Ganchos possesses an extensive infrastructure including indoor heated swimming pool, tennis court, volleyball court, games room, snooker room, fitness centre, cinema, restaurant, bars, and a business centre. A variety of activities are available including kayak, sailing dinghy, boat trips, diving lessons, ecological trails, running track and massage. With the islands of the Arvoredo Biological Marine Reserve less than one hour away, we have available one of the best diving options on the Brazilian coast and the Island of Anhatomirim houses one of the oldest forts in Brazil. Exclusive amenities when booked with TravelWizard.com include upgrade on arrival, subject to availability, buffet breakfast daily included in rates and served in the Games Room, BRL $120,00 bar credit (quoted in Brazilian Reals; equivalent to US $50), 12 Noon early check-in, subject to availability, 4 PM late check-out, subject to availability.

Kiaroa Eco Luxury Resort
Bahia, Brazil

 

Life is just one. So is Kiaroa. Living Kiaroa is a unique experience. A sophisticated and paradisiacal Resort situated in an ecological sanctuary surrounded by the Atlantic Forest, one of the largest biodiversities in the planet. On the peninsula where there was only a native village around 1705, Kiaroa offers today 28 lodging units - between suites and bungalows - as well as the Armonia SPA, gourmet gastronomy and pleasant activities surrounded by luxury, comfort and privacy. Exclusive amenities when booked with TravelWizard.com include upgrade upon arrival, subject to availability, daily Buffet breakfast for up to two in-room guests, is already included in rates and served in the restaurant, a private candle-lit dinner for two, once during stay.

 

Copacabana Palace Hotel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

For more than 70 years, the dazzling white façade of the Copacabana Palace, has presided majestically over Rio’s favorite beach. Legendary for its sumptuous style and splendid cuisine, this Mediterranean-style palace, recently refurbished throughout, is the grandest hotel in Brazil. Inside, marble flooring, hand-polished tropical hardwoods, crystal chandeliers, soaring ceilings and gleaming grand pianos highlight the opulent public rooms. The poolside Pergula Restaurant offers alfresco meals in the equatorial sunshine. The Copacabana Piano Bar invites romantic rendezvous, and the Hotel Cipriani Restaurant, one of the most sophisticated in the city, tempts with fine Italian fare. Just minutes from the center of Rio, this Orient-Express Hotel prides itself on its service, with well-trained professional staff ready to attend to your every wish. Exclusive amenities when booked with TravelWizard.com include upgrade on arrival, subject to availability, daily Buffet Breakfast for up to two in-room guests, in Pergula Restaurant, one 50 minute complimentary massage for up to two people per room, once during a stay,  4PM late check-out, subject to availability.

Hotel Fasano Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, Brazil


Running Sao Paulo's most attractive hotel has been a long-nurtured ambition of the Fasano family, backed by more than 100 years of proven talent in providing the city's best cuisine. Fasano Hotel and Restaurant resulted from a partnership between Rogerio Fasano and Joao Paulo Diniz. The design by Isay Weinfeld and Marcio Kogan is an audacious recreation of 1930s style. Elegant architecture combines contemporary design with classical wealth of detail, such as period furniture and English brickwork on the facade. The Hotel houses two of the icons of the Mark: Fasano, rated South America's best restaurant for Italian cuisine, and the Baretto Bar, a cozy space for cool music and jazz of the highest international standards. Fasano Hotel features 60 rooms spread over 20 floors. All 50 apartments and 10 suites enjoy fine views over Sao Paulo. Guests also enjoy an impressive heated swimming pool, two Ofuro baths, five massage rooms with therapy provided by the renowned Luiza Sato and an extremely well-equipped fitness room. Exclusive amenities when booked with TravelWizard.com include upgrade on arrival, subject to availability, daily full breakfast for up to two in-room guests, served in the restaurant or via room service, limousine airport pick-up, one hour per day session with personal trainer in the Fitness Center, a basket of fresh fruit and water in room on arrival, a complimentary 15-minute welcome massage, 12 Noon early check-in, subject to availability, complimentary parking for duration of stay.