Etihad x LUXE: 12 Hours in São Paulo
A sprawling jungle of concrete and grinding traffic, São Paulo can be a daunting prospect on arrival. But scratch beneath her drab veneer and you’ll...
Brazil
Neighbourhood Guide: Vila Madalena, São Paulo
Forever brooding in the shadow of knockout sis Rio, São Paulo rarely makes it onto Tonya tourist’s bucket list. But then, that’s all the more...
The LUXE Rundown on Rio de Janeiro
Anyone who knows anything about Brazil and the Brazilian jeitinho (a cheeky knack for circumventing the rules) will know that Rio risks not being ready...
GLOBAL BITES: Top 4 Places in São Paulo for Pão de Queijo
Don’t settle for any old street stall, hole in the wall or food hall. From brinjal moju to Balmain bugs, muttabal to millefeuille, we dissect...
Context Private Tours: Rio de Janeiro
LUXE has partnered with pride of guides Context Travel, who run private and small group tours led by an armed cotillion of art historians, PhDs,...
Rio de Janeiro: The LUXE Lowdown
Sun’s out, buns out! Postcard-pretty Rio dazzles with year-round sun, sand, samba and sex appeal, but she packs more than her teeny bikini – think...
São Paulo: The LUXE Lowdown
A sprawling concrete jungle of gridlocked traffic, São Paulo may not boast the obvious allures of sexy sis Rio, but scratch beneath her drab veneer...
Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro: Grandest of Dames
Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beachscape is changing, and Copacabana Beach is hardly as grand as it was in the glory days… But today the neighbourhood’s...
Casa Mosquito, Rio de Janeiro: Favela Find
Smack bang in the heart of the favela action, but without sacrificing a square foot of style or luxury. We don’t know what’s in the...
Hotel Unique, São Paulo: Cutting-Edge Crib
Hello, sailor! Bobbing along the aortic Brig. Luís Antônio stretch, it’s hard to miss the Unique, Ruy Ohtake’s whopping, titanic temple to cutting-edge design with...