Uxua

It is the year 2004. What do you think that happens when a very rational Dutch guy spends a holiday in a tiny village somewhere in Bahia ?

a) He gets very bored;

b) He has a relaxing time and that's it. At the end of his vacation he is refreshed to return to his frenzy and well paid job in Europe;

c) He drops his job as a creative director for a well known brand in Italy, buys a house in his favorite holiday spot in Brazil and changes career. 

Psst ! To help you finding the right answer here is a tip:  

"Jet-setting fashion designer Wilbert Das enjoyed holidaying in the pretty Brazilian fishing town of Trancoso so much that he never left"  (Elle Decoration, UK)

Above: Uxua lounge. In pataxo indian language "uxua" means "marvellous".

Trancoso community in located on the coast of Bahia, northeastern Brazil. The village is full of hidden treasures.

Dutch designer Willem Das becomes an hotelier in Bahia, after restoring some houses for guests. He names his housing complex Uxua. The whole project counts with an absolute respect for the local materials - with here and there an European touch.   I found the result rustic and stunning. On the international press Uxua has received raves.

The pool is embedded with 40,000 specimens of aventurine quartz pebbles with healing properties.

Above: the dining table at one of the restaurants at Uxua.

Below: the kitchen.

Photos above: some of the interiors of the casas where the guests stay.

Acarajé anyone ?

Vai um acarajé ?

It is also possible to get married in Trancoso, by the way.

The cerimony is at a charming little church, the honeymoon is at Uxua.

All the amazing photos on this post are from Fernando Lombardi and I snatched them from Uxua's official website.

To know more: www.uxua.com (English)

(And you ? Have you ever been to Bahia ? )

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