HOTEL FASANO Located on Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Ipanema Beach, the hotel make use of distinctly Brazilian materials like Îpe flooring and the enormous piquiá tree stump used for the reception desk are mixed with Grecian marble, 19th-century Argentinean brick and Chinese onyx. The guest rooms have Sergio Rodrigues furnishings and Starckian ear-shaped mirrors and come with private balconies affording sweeping views. Overseeing the Al Mare restaurant is a chef from Florence’s Michelin- starred Enoteca Pinchiorri, while the Renata de Abreu Spa offers La Prairie treatments.