Must-see hotels in Brazil

  • Pousada Verde Natur

    Santa Catarina

    Talmir, the English-speaking and world-traveling owner, has built an endlessly charming empire on Servidão Família Nunes that includes neighbors Naturezas…

  • Hostel Galeria 13

    Salvador

    Located in an old colonial house complete with a swimming pool and a Moroccan-style lounge (rarities at any hostel), but especially in one at such a great…

  • Pousada das Missões

    Rio Grande do Sul

    Student groups often utilize the separate dorm-style accommodation at this HI hostel, but more discerning travelers will be comfortable in the private…

  • Refúgio Ecológico Pedra Afiada

    Santa Catarina

    Splendidly located within the Cânion Malacara, this isolated inn has a gorgeous stone fireplace for chilly nights, a fabulous rooftop deck and viewing…

  • Barra Beach Club

    Santa Catarina

    This American-run hostel earns top honors across the pedestrian bridge. Three-, four- and 10-bed dorm facilities are spread across several buildings, all…

  • Pousada Pico da Neblina

    Amazonas

    Occupying a grand old mansion with views of São Gabriel's best beach, Pico da Neblina is used mostly for long-term rentals but reserves one room for…

  • Hotel Glória

    Santa Catarina

    With its wood-paneled entrance, stained glass and traditional German kaffeehaus (coffeehouse), this Blumenau classic has modernized its entire fleet of…

  • Porto Alegre Eco Hostel

    Porto Alegre

    Down a quiet residential street in the heart of Cidade Baixa, this excellent hostel, chock-full of demolition wood furniture and eco-awareness, has a…

  • Pousada da Ana Doce

    São Paulo State

    It's so hard to choose at this colonial center gem, São Sebastião's most charming inn. One of the 16 neat, cheerful little rooms arranged around a…

  • Joinville Hostel & Pousada

    Santa Catarina

    If you like your hostel to feel like home, this one, run by the immediately likable Kely, is for you. Boasting large green spaces, a little garden and a…

  • Pousada Marhesias

    Pará

    This well-run hotel has artsy guestrooms facing a leafy garden. All have air-con and TV; suites are larger with private verandas. A large common deck has…

  • Porto de Chima Surf Hostel

    Morro de São Paulo

    This former pousada (guesthouse), now a chill hostel catering to surfers, sits along the path to Porto de Cima Beach. Watching electric-blue hummingbirds…

  • Pousada Jacarandá

    Bahia

    This ecofriendly guesthouse features six freestanding bungalows built with natural, locally sourced materials, plus a lovely swimming pool and art-filled…

  • Manacá Hotel

    Belém

    Rooms in this boutique hotel are cozy and up to date (though a bit dark), while the common areas have beautiful wood and stone floors, and creative…

  • Casa Verde Apart

    Bahia

    In a leafy setting near the beach, these six attractive and spacious apartments are complete with well-equipped kitchens and balconies with hammocks. The…

  • Pousada Solar Inn

    Rio Grande do Sul

    Excellent beachfront location, German-style architecture and welcoming owners who speak some English – you can’t beat this spartan inn perched across from…

  • La Ferme de Georges

    Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses

    This boutique pousada (guesthouse) is what people mean when they say, 'Atins is changing,' but this French–Belgian affair is a change for the better. The…

  • Pousada Piuval

    The Pantanal

    Popular, genuinely welcoming and family-run, this sizable working ranch is just 10km from Poconé. Rooms are comfortable with hammocks, but it's worth the…

  • Flotel and Jaguar Suites

    The Pantanal

    Moored on the Piquirí in the heart of jaguar territory, these twin houseboats are the accommodations for wildlife-viewing packages run by Southwild. The…

  • Rio Surf 'N Stay

    Rio de Janeiro

    Just a short stroll to the fine surf off Macumba Beach, this converted house, which is owned by a New Zealander and a Brazilian, is the go-to spot for…

  • Rancho do Buna

    Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses

    This is easily one of Atins' best pousadas (guesthouses), despite the large property’s chickens, guinea fowl, peacocks, ducks, dogs and cats wailing a…

  • Four Seasons Hotel São Paulo

    São Paulo

    Opening in late 2018, Brazil's first Four Seasons sits inside the wellness-focused Parque da Cidade in tony Chácara Santo Antônio. A glistening stone…

  • Paraíso das Tartarugas

    Praia da Pipa

    If you've dreamt of staying in a wooden shack inches from the ocean, 'Turtle Paradise' is your place. The seven rooms and apartments are rustic but clean…

  • Isadora Duncan

    Santa Catarina

    A trickling fountain beckons guests up the stone staircase to this gay-friendly, two-room guesthouse and bistro, which sits right on the lagoon before…

  • Pousada & Camping Santa Clara

    The Pantanal

    This working ranch is enthusiastically run and has a host of activities (hikes, piranha fishing, night safaris, horseback riding), accommodations to suit…

  • Albergue Piratas da Praia

    Recife

    You’d never know it was here, but this friendly hostel occupies the 3rd floor of a building named Edificio Barão de Camaçari (entered from Rua Osias…

  • Encantes do Nordeste

    Parque Nacional dos Lençóis Maranhenses

    This ecofriendly pousada (guesthouse) is a little gem of comfort 3.5km east of Barreirinhas’ center. The sloping plot leads down past cozy chalets to a…

  • Vila Hostel

    Fernando de Noronha

    In an historic 18th-century building, Noronha's first hostel is comfortable and homey but the main reason to stay here is the energetic owners, who go…

  • Hotel Laghetto Viverone

    Porto Alegre

    Porto Alegre's best boutique hotel is built off an exquisite 1937 mansion (housing the lobby, bar and restaurant) with a glass atrium connecting the 132…

  • Hotel Fasano

    São Paulo

    This ultrarefined 60-room hotel behind an English red-brick facade evokes a bygone era of modernist glamour, with muted gray travertine marble set off…

  • Slow Hostel

    Brazil

    This excellent hostel has a friendly atmosphere and is set in a spacious house one short block from the beach. It's run by the charmingly helpful Marina…

  • Cabana Copa

    Rio de Janeiro

    Top hostel honors go to this Greek-Brazilian-run gem in a colonial-style ’50s house tucked away in a Copacabana cranny. Four- to 10-bed dorms prevail…

  • Pousada Beach House

    Ceará

    Run by a multilingual British economist turned bearded beachcomber, this relaxed guesthouse backs onto the river across the road from the beach and has…

  • Villa Chic

    Jericoacoara

    If you've outgrown the hostel party scene, the excellent dorms here are Jeri's best, but exist within the environment of a boutique pousada (guesthouse)…

  • Villa Mango

    Ceará

    Nine rustic but luxurious wooden stilt chalets (some two-level) stand in a garden that slopes down to the west end of the beach. Villa Mango also has a…

  • Verdegreen Hotel

    Brazil

    Verdegreen is the eco-conscious choice on the main beach strip, with solar-heated showers, reforested wood, half-flush toilets, and LED TVs and lighting…

  • Pousada Bemtevi

    Brazil

    This cleverly designed modern pousada sits beside the road 1km back from Tabatinga beach (but doesn't suffer from traffic noise). The 12-lovely, clean…

  • Don Pascual

    Rio de Janeiro

    Surrounded by lush vegetation, this hidden spot has attractive rooms with a rustic-chic allure. Some of the rooms are split-level and incorporate…

  • Pousada Jeribá

    Jericoacoara

    Spacious rooms with gorgeous hardwood verandas and hammock chairs are set in tasteful exposed-brick bungalows, amid colorful grounds draped in lush…

  • Spa da Alma

    Praia da Pipa

    On lush, sprawling hilltop grounds, 1.5km beyond the southeast edge of town, this great-value place boasts luxury at reasonable prices. The scattered…

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