SLH Considerate Collection | Barracuda Hotel & Villas

Giving back to the rainforest and people of Itacaré is front of mind for Juliana and Daniel Ghiotto, the Brazilian couple behind Barracuda Hotel & Villas on Bahia’s balmy shoreline. Their vision was “to create the feeling that these houses came from the earth,” constructing Atlantic Forest-wrapped villas from sustainably sourced natural materials and curating the interiors using handcrafted furniture by local artisans.
As president of the Barracuda-founded Instituto Yandê Itacaré, a non-profit association which promotes local entrepreneurial education and encourages community-based initiatives, Juliana is closely involved with ongoing social and environmental projects - including ‘Surfing for the Future’, an initiative run in partnership with Itacaré’s Surfing Association (ASI) which offers surfing lessons to under-privileged children. “You come here because of the nature, and you end up having a transformative experience because of the people,” says Juliana, who strives to keep everything hyper local so that guests can leave with local knowledge.
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