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TWO STRONG PROFESSIONALS WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES

RIPU DHILLON Mr. Ripudaman Singh Dhillon is a principal co-founding partner of Yellow Hill Media & Entertainment, the co-parent company of International Fashion Festival Toronto (IFFT), and Radio Dhun FM 100.7. With an array of other successful enterprise such as immigration law and real estate, Mr. Dhillon brought his decades of entrepreneur experience to lead his new media and entertainment venture.

MANU DATTA Mr. Manu Datta is the co-founding partner of Yellow Hill Media & Entertainment, the coparent company of International Fashion Festival Toronto (IFFT) and Radio Dhun FM 100.7. With over decades of business experience, Mr. Datta shares his knowledge from tenure as an owner of one of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most successful developers.

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A travel magazine with a practical approach, sometimes with a little hint of entertainment involved. Sometimes with mix of both.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where our travael magazine brings our professionals travel team with the wealth of globe-trotting experience.

Perfect for reading while you are on the go or looking to escape for a holiday. This edition brings along the known resorts, hotels, restaurants, chefs, bar tender teams. Packed with the facts, opinions, and observations.

Moreover, this magazine can lead you to discover unknown countries to their interesting resorts/ hotels/eating areas and must-visit locations.

Happy reading and discovering!

KRITIKA ARORA - EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE BELLEZA MODA JULY 2015

PRETEESH SINGH

KRITIKA ARORA

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CONTRIBUTORS JOSE CABEZAS

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Hardwoods, demolition bricks, apparent iron structures, fixtures and unique and avant-garde design pieces fit tables, stretching across the open space, offering comfort and privacy. The selection of more than 540 labels includes producing 13 different countries.

Closely controling the different characteristics of Cantaloup, the restaurateur Daniel Sahagoff always had a vision and enterprising.

By choosing the point in Manuel Guedes street in Itaim, he anticipated a trend and was the forerunner of one of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most important gastronomic poles in the SĂŁo Paulo circuit. It was Sahagoff the initial design of the award-winning restaurant KaĂĄ.

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Cantaloup One of the icons of contemporary cuisine of SĂŁo Paulo, the restaurant Cantaloup brings together 18 years of excellence and quality in their menu and service.

With architectural design by Arthur Casas, the restaurant occupies the space of an old bread factory.

The courtyard covered by retractable glass roof and bathed by external light. It also houses a source and a vertical garden is located at the bottom of the courtyard. There is also a fireplace of volcanic stones that is used on cold days.

Rua Manuel Guedes, 474 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Itaim www.cantaloup.com.br

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Chalezinho S達o Paulo - Brazil

Founded in 1979.

Winner of the Travelers Choice 2014 on TripAdvisor Top 10 Restaurants in Brazil.

Exclusive Lindt Fondue is one of our specialties.

With over 400 seats. A spacious environment but still intimate.

A great place to host events and spacial moments, creating a memorable experience.

Location Morumbi, Rua Itapimirum, 11 S達o Paulo

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Club Chalezinho Club Chalezinho introduced a new concept to Belo Horizante: the whole club is a dance floor with a sound system.

With many schedueled events, Club Chalezinho has brought the biggest names in the electronic music world to this location.

Na Sala - Lounge in 2001, Na Sala won the award for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Best Architectureâ&#x20AC;? by the prestigious Architecture and Construction magazine.

More Info av.mariowerneck530altoburitis clubechalezinho.com nasala.com.br

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A star on its own, the cellar at Giuseppe Grill Leblon has 650 different labels from 16 different countries and has been indicated by publications such as The New York Times, Veja and O Globo for its variety, rarity and quality.

Not important only by its impressive quantity of Premier Grand Cru ClassĂŠs, but also for being the most complete wine list of the city.

As in all Marcelo Torresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; restaurants, art is an important element of the concept. In Giuseppe Grill, a beautiful collection of paintings from Brazilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading contemporary artists, each one representing its vision about Tauromachy, also harmonize the environment.

Another particularity of the restaurant is a private dining room in the cellar for up to 50 people. The space, totally unique, is exclusively designated for private groups and setting for different types of events.

CONTACT Address Bartolomeu Mitre Avenue, 370.

Leblon - Rio de Janeiro. 22431-000 Phone +55 21 2249.3055 +55 21 99706.7704 Web contato@giuseppegrill.com.br

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Giuseppe Grill Leblon The best meat of the city, and freshest seafood that is daily delivered are prepared in two different techniques: a grill and a barbeque both over coals, what is very rare to find in a restaurant in Rio. The waiters, ever vigilant, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overlook anything. Steaming saucepans with manioc flours, potatoes and various kinds of rice lie on the table, all within reach, next to the juicy Supra Sumo Top Sirloin (exclusive cut of the house) or the outstanding grouper grilled entirely over coals, things that you will only find there.

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Fasano Restaurant

Since 1982, the Fasano Restaurant has celebrated the traditions of Italian cuisine with creative and contemporary reinterpretations. Located on the ground floor of the Hotel Fasano Sao Paulo, the restaurant is Sao Paulo’s most renowned, embodying the highest standards of the city’s culinary history. Rogerio Fasano’s unmistakable personality and enduring excellence imbue aspect of the restaurant and its menu.

The restaurant accommodates up to 80 guests and includes a private room that can seat up to 26 people. The bar features live piano music every evening.

Hotel Fasano Sao Paulo Vittorio Fasano Street, 88 Jardins Sao Paulo, SP 01414-020

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Chef Luca Gozzani Crafted by Chef Gozzani, every course is inspired by the regional tastes and flavors of Italy. The wine cellar, overseen by the acclaimed sommelier Manoel Beato, features a variety of Ch창teaux, Barolos and Burnnellos collected during trips throughout the wine regions of Italy and France.

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The resort boasts its own mineral water, recognized as one of the best in the world and composed of elements that naturally hydrate the skin and are a beauty tonic.

Spa rituals such as Watsu, Vichy Shower, and Ofuro Baths are designed to take advantage of these benefits.

Creative, balanced and healthy kitchen from fresh, organic ingredients grown on the premises mixed with grains, cereals, oils, meat and fresh fish and seafood that will surprise even the most demanding palate. Vegetarian and Vegan meals and an excellent selection of fine wines available. Nutritional guidance, specially prepared menus and reduced calorie meals are available from the resident Nutritionist.

- Awarded Green Kitchen 2009

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Located in the Cantareira State Park in São Paulo with a total area of 330,000 sq. meters and surrounded by the largest forest reserve in an urban area in the world. Easy access via the Fernao Dias Motorway (Km 54 )and from the major airports of São Paulo.

Unique Garden Founded in 2005, Unique Garden now in its 10th anniversary year. With 26 intimate chalets, this sanctuary lies just outside of São Paulo, the megacity of more than 20 million. The resort’s sprawling 81 acres of indigenous flowers are pebbled with gazebos offering hidden surprises and activities to enjoy at leisure.

Dog-loving guests can “adopt” a rescued dog from the property’s dog shelter for their stay, a “touching” experience that often leads to the permanent adoption of man’s best friend.

Dedicated to wellness, the in-house chef exclusively uses ingredients grown on site, accessible to guests who may eat their way through acres upon acres of organic fruits and vegetables.

80+ innovative spa treatments offered at this heavenly paradise.

Estrada Laramara 3500, Sao Paulo, Brazil www.uniquegarden.com.br

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Me Gusta

Picoles Artesanais OWNERS Me Gusta Picoles Artesanais is an icecream store built by 2 young men.

Gabriel Fernandes, 22 and Ravi Leite, 23. They had worked together as assistants of a french chef de cuisine in Sao Paulo, and had decided to start an enterprise by their own in 2013.

Address: Rua Augusta, 2052 - Cerqueira CĂŠsar, SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil Web: megustapicoles.com.br

CURRENCY The values of our products range from R$ 7 to 15.

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ACHIEVEMENTS Me Gusta appeared at the forefront in a wave that made popular the “mexican paleta” concept.

They use typical Brazilian products such as passion fruit (here called Maracujá) and jabuticaba. And, they also use internationally known brands to mix all the ingredients in a delicious new way of making ice-creams. Their most famous product is the Strawberry with Condensed Milk.

You can find Me Gusta products in our store - at Rua Augusta, 2052 (Jardins) - at Sao Paulo’s downtown and in street food fairs spread in the city, as the well known Feira da Benedito Calixto and the brand new Butantan Food Park space.

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Miam Miam Rio de Janeiro Restaurant

Miam Miam is an onomatopoeia in French for good food, and that’s exactly what one experiences in this award-winning Carioca restaurant, which manages to bring together tradition and modernity in a balanced blend that is reflected in every detail. The menu, adopted by Chef Roberta Ciasca, follows the call of the line “comfort food” home cooking with innovative touches and neat presentation. The dishes served bring us back to the traditional recipes of the day-to-day, bringing out emotions and flavors of the past.

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Miam Miam is divided into two areas: the main hall, and the lounge, where one can wait for a table, sipping drinks and starters, or simply spend the night there, on the spacious sofa and armchairs.

The cozy atmosphere of the restaurant, set up in an old mansion in Botafogo deserves mention. The decor is an attractive apart, with pieces from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s, giving the restaurant an antiqueish vibe.

Address Rua General Goes Monteiro, 34 - Botafogo.

Phone Number 2244-0125.

Web www.miammiam.com.br

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The garden waits for you at Jardim Bot芒nico, one of the most pleasant neighborhoods in Rio.

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Elected best place do have breakfast in Rio by Brazilian largest Magazine (Veja) - when they were open for only 6 months by the time. Now they have completed our firsts 14 months - and are running for Best Breakfast of Brazil, isn´t it interesting?

Popular Food breakfast: “tapiocas” (flour made of the starch extracted from the cassava root - and then prepared with cheese and other stuffs), bagel with salmon and cream cheese, croissants, homemade yogurt, jellies and fig butter. lunch: omelets, quiches, sandwiches and our special pastry

Bakery, Bistrô and Delicatessen The Bistro menu offers quiches, salads, omelettes and meals for you to delight at any time of the day.

Their Deli offers desserts that will literally take your breath away, antipastos, stuffed breads – to be eaten here or to go. ambience is very pleasant – we have a nice veranda, free wifi and power outlets to charge your devices.

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Located at the beautiful Av. Braz Leme in SĂŁo Paulo, Gelatte di GĂ bi is the fruit of a common passion between the couple Gabriela and Rodrigo.

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Since they opened the shop, more than 140 flavours have been made. Some of them very unusual, such as peach with jasmim or dolce pomodoro (tomatoes, vanilla, lemon and basil).

The gelato is made daily, and no stock is kept, all the gelato is on display and there is always a chance that some new flavours can come up during the service hours.

The gelato is served in the cup or in the cone and they also have a degustation kit, where you can choose 6 different flavours.

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Los Hermanos

Paleteria Mexicana The Paleteria Los Hermanos was created with the mission to provide customers with a different experience. To ensure satisfaction, the development of each Popsicle is treated strictly, with every single one being made with the utmost effort, by hand.

Los Hermanos prides itself on being the specialist in popsicle masterpiece. The fascination with popsicles motivated them to seek the origin of this delicious frozen treat.

In the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s, the first popsicles emerged in the region of Tocumbo (Mexico) and then spread throughout the country. Natural recipes were created, developing the product with a high percentage of fruit, which greatly favors its flavor.

In order to take advantage of the growing market for Mexican popsicles and the opportunity to establish a new concept in Brazil, the owners brought over a little taste of authentic Mexican culture to Brazil.

Paleteria Los Hermanos provides tourists and locals with a different, and high quality popsicle that you will not find anywhere else.

Web: www.paleterialoshermanos.com.br

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Hotel Unique Hotel Unique is a well-known part of the São Paulo cityscape. designed by Ruy Ohtake. Ninety-five rooms, including ten suites, provide every amenity for the modern traveler, and more. Hotel Unique’s rooftop pool overlooking Ibirapuera Park boasts extraordinary views of the city, while Skye Restaurant and Bar, helmed by French chef Emmanuel Bassoleil, is consistently ranked among the world’s best.

Hotel Unique is ideally located in the heart of Jardins, the most upscale neighborhood in São Paulo, by Ibirapuera Park, site of São Paulo Fashion Week

MORE INFO Imagine Communications 262 West 38th Street, Suite 502 New York, NY 10018 T: +1 (212) 922 1961 www.imagine-team.com www.hotelunique.com

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Hotel Unique is off Avenida Paulista in the cultural and financial heart of Brazil.

The domestic Congonhas Airport is just 15 minutes away and Guarulhos International Airport is 40 minutes away.

Guest bathrooms feature a retractable glass partition between the Jacuzzi and bedroom and the openair fitness center includes a slide-in entrance with treadmills on transparent floors, the epitome of smooth design. Dramatic tension meets minimalist design to constantly enthrall guests of the hotel.

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DINING, FOOD & DRINK • Penthouse-level Skye Restaurant & Bar • The Wall Bar, Cyber Café and Library – all located in the lobby • 24-hour room service

EVENT SPACE Configurable event space with 21,527 square feet (2,000 m2) for corporate and social events, accommodating up to 1,000 guests

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FACILITIES • Rooftop pool with underwater sound system • Fitness center with state of the art equipment and personal trainers • Steam/Dry Saunas • Two heated swimming pools in the fitness center; Slide-in entrance to pool • Locker room

Celebrity chef Emmanuel Bassoleil helms Hotel Unique’s rooftop Skye Bar & Restaurant, boasting extraordinary 360° degree views of the city and striking red pool with underwater sound system.

UNIQUE TEAM The team consists of architect Ruy Ohtake (a protégé of Oscar Niemeyer), responsible for Hotel Unique’s jaw-dropping exterior; interior designer Joao Armentano who created a minimalist chic and Zen décor offsetting the hotel’s mind-bending proportions; landscaper Gilberto Elkis, who brought the jungle into a hotel that is in the center of a concrete jungle; and French-Brazilian celebrity chef Emmanuel Bassoleil, who lures a beautiful crowd every day with his inventive fusion cuisine. Together, this team created the soul of Hotel Unique and gave rise to the city’s most delightful hotel.

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Restaurante Oro Rio de Janeiro Restaurant

ACHIEVEMENTS

With more than eleven years’ experience under his belt, Chef Felipe Bronze is back at the helm of a restaurant with the opening of Oro, in Rio de Janeiro’s Jardim Botânico district, more than three years ago (2010).

WIthin a year Oro colected the O Globo/Rio Show Best Restaurant of Rio de Janeiro and Veja Rio Best Chef and Contemporary Restaurant. The next year, in 2012, Oro Restaurant won the award for Best Contemporary by RioShow Gastronomy Award, sponsored by the newspaper O Globo; Best Contemporary and Chef of the Year by magazine Veja Rio 2012; Best Contemporary by magazine Época Rio and Chef of the Year by Guia 4 Rodas 2013; Best Contemporary by Época RJ 2014 and Rio Show Gastronomy Award 2014.

Address: Rua Frei Leandro, 20, Jardim Botânico Web: www.ororestaurante.com

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HISTORY The restaurant concept was executed with contributions by some important partners throughout the chef ’s career. Artist Dudu Garcia adorns the restaurant walls and is also behind the music playlist. Fashion designer Lenny Niemeyer created the staff’s uniforms, based on Bronze’s direction that they should symbolize the peace and elegance of the place. The resulting garments in gray khaki have a slightly oriental look. “I was so glad when my dear friend Felipe Bronze invited me to design the uniforms for Oro. It was a great chance to bring fashion together with the art of gastronomy,” says Niemeyer.

WINE The wines are selected by Argentine sommelier Cecilia Aldaz, who was raised in the Mendoza region by a family that grew their own vines and experimented with home wine making. The Oro wine list, with around 120 wines, is somewhat eclectic, juxtaposing classics from the old world with unusual options. “One thing we believe in here is using rare, little-known grapes with special characteristics that harmonize better with the Oro menu.”

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Chef Felipe Bronze Restaurant Oro

CHEF ACHIEVEMENTS Felipe Bronze is one of the most highly acclaimed chefs of his generation. He has won more than ten culinary prizes, Award RioShow 2011 Quatro Rodas Guide of the 2011.

Bronze started providing consultancy for Brasília restaurant, Bottarga, which was voted the city’s top restaurant by the local edition of Veja magazine and earned its first Guia 4 Rodas star in its very first year. Now, after a packed ten-year career, Bronze is bringing his wide ranging experience to his latest restaurant project, Oro. In charge of the avant-garde cuisine of Oro, Chef Felipe Bronze took the restaurant to the top of the podium of the city’s major culinary awards. Titles such as chef of the year and contemporary restaurant by Veja Rio Magazine; best restaurant, by Rio Show/O Globo; and new restaurant of Rio de Janeiro, by Guia Quatro Rodas, the most important turistic guide of the country, marked the first year of the restaurant.

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MENU The menu is split into snacks, tasting dishes, entrées and desserts. “I want everyone that comes here to eat, drink and especially have fun,” comments Bronze. Cumurau, jambu fruit, citron, tucupi (a liquid extracted from manioc), and aviu shrimp are a few of the Brazilian ingredients he has chosen to include in his inaugural menu. The meal begins with snacks: finger food to replace the traditional bread basket and dips. The tableware, developed alongside Pé de Sonhos, was specially designed for the dishes, adding fun to the dining experience. The creative partnership resulted in bricks bearing the restaurant trademark in sunken relief, egg boxes sporting the restaurant’s colors, and other ideas to bring a smile to the customers’ faces.

Another option is to follow the chef ’s suggested five- or nine-course dinners. Transparent cloches and unexpected fragrances and shapes give the Oro menu an alluring combination of sophistication and fun. Designed to be shared, the options like “All Caramel”, “All ice cream”, “All eggs”, with sweets made with eggs, or “All Chocolate” are a perfect, sociable way to end the night: six variations on a theme devised by the chef, which are finished at the table using liquid nitrogen, producing utterly irresistible creams.

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Intercity Premium Salvador Hotel Welcome to Intercity Premium Salvador, a brand-new and modern hotel, where comfort and welfare is our top priority.

About The hotel also counts with the Sky Lounge, where you will find a complete leisure area and enjoy the city’s best panoramic view after a long working day. All of this in the heart of Salvador business district, right next to Salvador Shopping Mall, and within 15 km from international airport.

In the bar, you can ask for a traditional “Caipirinha”, a drink made of brazilian cachaça and lemon.

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Address Av. Tancredo Neves, 2227 Bairro Caminho das Ă rvores Salvador/BA Cep 41820-021

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Jam Jardins Brazil

The JAM was created with the goal of being more than just a Japanese to the restaurant, as is clear in the name. “JAM” stands for “Japanese food, Arts & Music”.

On the menu you can taste traditional Japanese dishes, and the most elaborate and exotic creations created by Ichiban chef, Alexandre Tanamate, who adds that ‘special touch’ at the sushi bar.

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While customers are trying the delicious recipes, they are also able to enjoy works of art on the walls, from exhibitions that take place on the mezzanine and are always being updated.

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Ki Restaurante Rio de Janeiro

ABOUT Ki The word ‘Ki’ means ‘tree’ in Japanese, symbolizing vitality − the perfect name for a restaurant that recharges your energies while relaxing in its tranquil ambience.

Its sushibar and kitchen are headed by experienced sushiman Jorge Omura, whose original creations include classic Eastern dishes based on well structured recipes with a contemporary slant, prepared to order from fresh raw materials and featuring seasonal specialties.

Inventiveness also is a characteristic trait of Japanese cuisine. A Ki specialty, the Combinado Omura showcases the picks of the day, garden-fresh and just-caught flavors vary by season.

He also enjoys greeting guests at their tables and learning about their meal experiences, offering a personalized chef service.

Established in a spacious corner mansion, its architectural design highlights a local tree that is native to this region. Paying tribute to the name of the restaurant − Ki – and in harmony with its spirit, architect Fernando Fernandes structured his work around this tree, which is visible from anywhere in the house. The Oriental décor is intimate, with wooden furniture and soft lighting. On its facade, guests are welcomed by another emblematic reference: an eye-catching aquarium.

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The Ki concept is to offer refined services to a select clientele eager to explore new trends in Eastern cuisine with gourmet touches.

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La Churreria ABOUT The La Churreria is a traditional and simple bistro that has been open for only two years yet has gained many loyal customers in S達o Paulo. His proposal is to provide customers the opportunity to taste the authentic Spanish churros accompanied, in preference, of a delicious hot chocolate. Here in La Churreria you can feel like in an authentic spanish churros house.

THE MENU The menu is available in Spanish, Castilian music and Spanish-speaking attendants help to create a nice atmosphere that makes the experience even more interesting.

Castilian delicacies are served coffee, cappuccino, hot chocolate and versions of hot chocolate and coffee with excellent Venezuelan rum. Fresh lemonade prepared with organic ingredients because La Churreria does not sell soft drinks and the water is always free.

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Yalla

Rio de Janeiro Restaurant

The immigration of Arab people in Brazil began in the 19th century. Since then, numerous families of Brazilian descendants from Lebanese, Turks, Syrians and other Arab heritages were formed. Therefore, it is no wonder that Brazilians, whatever age, are so familiar with Arab cuisine.

Yalla means â&#x20AC;&#x153;goâ&#x20AC;?! The term widely used by parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles from day to day and it is the phrase that brought about the name for this restaurant.

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Yalla features the best of Arabic cuisine. The different flavors that are served in a way that is more unique than what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to seeing out there at other Middle Eastern establishments. The best-known dishes here are even tastier and will make you realize that even dishes you have never heard of, should be ones that you should have tried long ago.

All folders, salads, dishes, snacks and side dishes are produced fresh by the Chef and his team in the kitchen.

They are recipes from straight from the Middle East, with special seasonings, made with the best ingredients that are found in the market.

Yalla is expanding its horizons for the Barra da Tijuca, in a brand new store in BarraShopping, one of the best shopping centres in Rio de Janeiro, and the same recipes are served with the same care there.

For more information, Yalla can be contacted at contato@yallabistro.com.br

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TERRAÇO BRAZIL

ITALIAN RESTAURANT Terraço Itália Restaurant was founded in September 29th of 1967 and it instantly became one of the most sophisticated restaurants of the city. Today, with 46 years of existence, Terraço Itália kept the high quality of its services full intact, adapting itself to the new market demands and maintaining its official “São Paulo’s post card” status for almost five decades.

With all its tradition, the restaurant keeps its impeccable service, legitimate italian cuisine, wine cellar with over 220 options and four spaces that frame the best panoramic view of the city.

Web: www.terracoitalia.com.br

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ROOMS Piano Bar: Classy, sophisticated and romantic. Our Bar was nominated and won many awards as “The Best Place to go as a Couple in São Paulo”.

Noble room: Sophisticated service and dinner by candlelight in a romantic atmosphere with live piano.

Panorama room: Candle-lit dinner with dance floor and live music. With a selected musical repertory and one of the best views of Paulista Avenue, the Panorama room provides a relaxed dinner combined with a impeccable gastronomy.

São Paulo room: Located on the 41° floor, São Paulo room is indicated for social and corporate events.

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For more than a century Colombo Confeitaria is one of the most respected business houses in the country.

Confeitaria Colombo has over one hundred years of history.

Since 1893 Colombo, the major symbol of the city, is part of the Historical and Artistic Heritage of Rio de Janeiro.

Portuguese silver plates, chinaware made by Cia Vista Alegre, more than 500 old menus, photos and packages of products sold by the Pastry shop in the last century are part of the beautiful collection displayed at the Memorabilia Hall. Created in 2002, this Hall can be booked for events for up to 30 people.

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Confeitaria Colombo

Located on the second floor of Confeitaria Colombo, the restaurant Cristóvão meets even the most demanding tastes. Just as it happened with the discoverer of the Americas, the inspiration for the menu comes from overseas, merging the Spanish and Portuguese cuisines.

Located at Copacabana Fort, Café do Forte faces one of the most beautiful postcards of the city: the Copacabana Beach. It is the perfect setting to make your lunch even more special. Besides the traditional sweets, pastries and waffles, the menu also serves salads, sandwiches, crepes and pasta. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea is provided upon reservation in advance. From Monday to Friday (excluding holidays), Café do Forte offers a special a la carte lunch menu.

At the Bar Jardim, the interior gives it a beautiful, old-fashioned vibe. It’s pleasant to have a snack on the charming little tables which are from the beginning of the last century.

The bar features background music, attentive waiters and a menu that is simply fantastic.

Bar Jardim is the perfect setting for your snack to become even more delicious.

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A therapeutic vacation destination away from the worries of the modern world, adults-only Ponta dos Ganchos is a heavenly South Brazilian slice of paradise. The smallest villa is more than 800 square feet and most are equipped with private plunge pools, jacuzzis, and even saunas with sea viewstruly a place to be with nothing but the invigorating smell of the rainforest…and of course a view of sunsets over paradise. When the private porch becomes just too indulgent, Ponta dos Ganchos’ live open-air seafood grill, 10-course tasting breakfasts, and cachaça tastings will up the ante. Past guests include the likes of Beyonce and Paul McCartney, and the resort is a mere 55 minute flight to Sao Paulo, accessible via road, water (yachts welcome) or air (ocean-facing helipad on site).

Web: www.pontadosganchos.com.br

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo Curitiba

Gov. Celso Ramos Florianópolis Porto Alegre

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ACCOMMODATION Ponta dos Gachos

Santa Catarinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural splendour is the back- drop for our rustic-chic style; all the technology and comfort needed for complete relaxation.

- Luxo (05 units) Split-level bedroom and li- ving room of around 860 sq ft (80m2) with two verandas overlooking the sea - Super Luxo (08 units) Single-level bedroom and living room arrangement covering 1025 sq ft - Super Luxo Double (02 units) The 1300 sq ft The jacuzzi boasts a view of the sea from its privileged position, set into the spacious deck.

- Bungalow da Vila (04 units) Approximately 1400 sq. The jacuzzi is in a glass-walled and glass-roofed conservatory with a sea view. Outside, the bungalow has a private gar- den and a private pool.

- Especial da Vila (01 unit) Approximately 1400 sq ft. The 12- jet jacuzzi is in a glass-walled and glass-roofed con- servatory with a sea view. Outside, the spacious deck houses a private pool and offers spectacular views.

- Emerald Villa Bungalow (04 unit) Bungalows with approximately 2460 sq ft (230m2) overall, the bedroom and living area are integrated. Outside, the bungalow has a private deck with comfortable Chaise Longues and a private fan shaped plunge pool. Extra tou- ches include 600-thread Egyptian cotton sheets.

- Special Emerald Villa Bungalow (01 unit) Our most sophisticated bungalow, extremely private and stunning view. Approximately 3110 sq ft (300m2) overall, the bedroom and living area are integra- ted. There is a dry sauna with sea view, a Spa area with massage tatamis and a wonderful jacuzzi also with a sea view. There is also an underground floor with a Private Fitness Center.

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CUISINE

Ponta dos Gachos Our Chef Luis Salvajoli strives for the perfect blend of traditional recipes and Brazilian ingredients with international haute cuisine, achieving results that combine simplicity with delicious flavours. All items are chosen with great care and sourced from the best local, national and international suppliers.

This is one of the most important mussels-producing areas in Brazil.

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Activities

Ponta dos Gachos Clay tennis court • Kayaks • Sailing boats • Fit- ness centre • Nature trails within the resort grounds and beyond • Cinema • Games room • Pool table • Indoor heated swimming pool

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