History + Culture

History + Culture

Best pousada, guesthouse, B&B, eco-lodge & boutique hotel accommodation for history & culture holidays in Brazil

 

Brazil's rich historical legacy is represented by its diverse and wonderful culture. This has influenced the country's art, music and food, as well as the architecture of its majour cities and towns, which are full of rustic charm. The older cities in Brazil and their historic quarters are lovely places to visit to see colonial churches and townhouses, and wherever you go in Brazil there are museums, cultural spaces and lots of artisanal crafts to enjoy.

 

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Pousada Chez Les Rois

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Pousada: Pousada Chez Les Rois
Location: Manaus, Amazonas
Description: beautiful oasis of calm, ideal base for exploring the Amazon
Attractions: birding, boat trips, caves, churches, dolphins, farm visits, flora & fauna, hiking, indigenous culture, kayaking, local handicrafts, massage, museums, night life & shopping, rappelling, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $$

Alcino Estalagem

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Pousada: Alcino Estalagem
Location: Chapada Diamantina, Bahia
Description: beautiful colonial-style inn in Lençois with great atmosphere + best breakfast in Brazil
Attractions: birding, boat trips, ceramics workshops, churches, diving, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding
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B&B Bela Bahia

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Pousada: B&B Bela Bahia
Location: Poças (Conde), Bahia
Description: laid back tranquility in beach front B&B
Attractions: birding, boat trips, buggy trips, dolphins, fishing, flora & fauna, horseriding, massage, swimming, walking, whale watching
Price Category: $

Casa da Vitória

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Pousada: Casa da Vitória
Location: Salvador, Bahia
Description: stylish architect designed townhouse between Barra and Pelourinho
Attractions: local handicrafts, museums, night life & shopping
Price Category: $$

Casa do Amarelindo

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Pousada: Casa do Amarelindo
Location: Salvador, Bahia
Description: an oasis of luxury and calm in the heart of the historical centre
Attractions: churches, night life & shopping
Price Category: $$$

Casarão Alto Mucugê

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Pousada: Casarão Alto Mucugê
Location: Arraial d'Ajuda, Bahia
Description: rustic bohemian chic pousada with amazing seaviews
Attractions: boat trips, buggy trips, churches, diving, farm visits, horseriding, kayaking, kitesurfing, local handicrafts, massage, snorkelling, walking, whale watching, yoga
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Capim Santo

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Pousada: Pousada Capim Santo
Location: Trancoso, Bahia
Description: beautiful Quadrado pousada in lush gardens with gourmet restaurant
Attractions: boat trips, buggy trips, churches, diving, golf, horseriding, indigenous culture, kayaking, kitesurfing, local handicrafts, massage, night life & shopping, snorkelling, surfing, swimming, walking, weddings, whale watching, yoga
Price Category: $$$

Pousada des Arts

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Pousada: Pousada des Arts
Location: Salvador, Bahia
Description: artistic beauty near Pelourinho, the historical centre of Salvador, overlooking the bay
Attractions: boat trips, churches, diving, farm visits, indigenous culture, kitesurfing, massage, night life & shopping
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Estrela do Mar

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Pousada: Pousada Estrela do Mar
Location: Salvador, Bahia
Description: simple, charming and convenient place to stay close to Barra beach
Attractions: churches, swimming, walking
Price Category: $

Pousada Mata N\'Ativa

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Pousada: Pousada Mata N'Ativa
Location: Trancoso, Bahia
Description: totally zen..fabulous chalets with pool & tropical gardens
Attractions: boat trips, buggy trips, diving, indigenous culture, kayaking, local handicrafts, massage, night life & shopping, snorkelling, surfing, swimming, walking, whale watching
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Uai

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Pousada: Pousada Uai
Location: Cumuruxatiba, Bahia
Description: deserted beachfront location with pool; fabulous food
Attractions: birding, boat trips, diving, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, indigenous culture, local handicrafts, snorkelling, swimming, walking, whale watching
Price Category: $$

Pousada Vila Serrano

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Pousada: Pousada Vila Serrano
Location: Chapada Diamantina, Bahia
Description: colonial style eco-friendly pousada in Lençois, offering great value for money
Attractions: birding, boat trips, bungee jumping, caves, ceramics workshops, churches, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, local handicrafts, massage, mountain climbing, museums, night life & shopping, pre-historic paintings, rappelling, rock formations, snorkelling, spa, swimming, walking, waterfalls, yoga
Price Category: $$

Pousada Portas da Amazônia

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Pousada: Pousada Portas da Amazônia
Location: São Luis, Maranhão
Description: artistically refurbished colonial mansion right in the historical centre
Attractions: churches, night life & shopping
Price Category: $$

Fazenda Caco de Cuia

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Pousada: Fazenda Caco de Cuia
Location: Itabirito, Minas Gerais
Attractions: birding, churches, farm visits, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $$$

Fazenda Santa Marina

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Pousada: Fazenda Santa Marina
Location: Santana dos Montes, Minas Gerais
Description: beautifully refurbished 19th century fazenda with fabulous spa
Attractions: birding, farm visits, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, local handicrafts, massage, museums, spa, walking, waterfalls, weddings, yoga
Price Category: $$$$

Pousada do Capão

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Pousada: Pousada do Capão
Location: São Gonçalo do Rio das Pedras, Serro, Minas Gerais
Description: rustic charm with gourmet cuisine and fabulous hospitality
Attractions: birding, caves, churches, farm visits, flora & fauna, pre-historic paintings, rock formations, waterfalls
Price Category: $$

Pousada d\'Oleo de Guignard

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Pousada: Pousada d'Oleo de Guignard
Location: Tiradentes, Minas Gerais
Attractions: churches, hiking, massage, museums, walking
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Luar do Rosário

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Pousada: Pousada Luar do Rosário
Location: Milho Verde, Minas Gerais
Description: charming hideaway with stunning views right on the main square of Milho Verde
Attractions: churches, hiking, pre-historic paintings, rock formations, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $

Pouso do Chico Rei

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Pousada: Pouso do Chico Rei
Location: Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais
Description: beautiful colonial townhouse, with a fascinating artistic history
Attractions: churches, hiking, walking
Price Category: $$

Hotel BeloAlter

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Pousada: Hotel BeloAlter
Location: Alter do Chão, Pará
Description: beautiful eco-lodge on the beach, close to Alter do Chão
Attractions: birding, boat trips, dolphins, flora & fauna, hiking, snorkelling, swimming, walking
Price Category: $$

Hotel Le Massilia

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Pousada: Hotel Le Massilia
Location: Belém, Pará
Description: centrally located French run hotel/pousada with great pool
Attractions:
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Hotel 7 Colinas

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Pousada: Hotel 7 Colinas
Location: Olinda, Pernambuco
Description: charmingly sophisticated hotel/pousada, right in the historical centre
Attractions: churches, walking
Price Category: $$

Pousada dos Quatro Cantos

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Pousada: Pousada dos Quatro Cantos
Location: Olinda, Pernambuco
Description: beautifully refurbished colonial mansion right in the historical centre
Attractions: churches, local handicrafts, museums, walking
Price Category: $$

B&B O Veleiro

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Pousada: B&B O Veleiro
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Description: lovely bed and breakfast nestling on the hillside above Botafogo beach
Attractions: hiking, horseriding, massage, museums, night life & shopping, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $$

Casa Colonial 12

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Pousada: Casa Colonial 12
Location: Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Description: High design inside beautiful colonial house in historic centre of Paraty
Attractions: boat trips, fishing, hiking, kayaking, local handicrafts, massage, night life & shopping, snorkelling, swimming, walking, waterfalls, weddings
Price Category: $$$$

Casa Cool Beans

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Pousada: Casa Cool Beans
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Description: cool mansion in Santa Teresa with great atmosphere
Attractions: buggy trips, local handicrafts, massage, swimming
Price Category: $$$

Casa Florence

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Pousada: Casa Florence
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Description: chic pop-up B&B in Rio: fab views & only 7 mins walk Leblon beach
Attractions: boat trips, churches, museums, night life & shopping, swimming, walking
Price Category: $$$

Castelinho 38

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Pousada: Castelinho 38
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Description: stylish castellated townhouse in centre of Santa Teresa
Attractions: boat trips, churches, flora & fauna, hiking, massage, night life & shopping
Price Category: $$$

Guesthouse Bianca

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Pousada: Guesthouse Bianca
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
Description: Beautiful 1930s townhouse in Santa Teresa with Sugar Loaf views
Attractions: birding, churches, hiking, local handicrafts, museums, night life & shopping, walking
Price Category: $$

Pousada  Auberge Suisse

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Pousada: Pousada Auberge Suisse
Location: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro
Description: A tiny piece of Switzerland nestling in the mountains above Rio
Attractions: birding, farm visits, flora & fauna, hiking, weddings
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Bromélias

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Pousada: Pousada Bromélias
Location: Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Description: rustic chic luxury, peace and tranquility in the atlantic rainforest 17kms from Grauna
Attractions: birding, flora & fauna, massage, spa, swimming, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $$$$

Pousada do Ouro

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Pousada: Pousada do Ouro
Location: Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Description: beautiful pousada in colonial mansion in historic centre of Paraty
Attractions: birding, boat trips, churches, diving, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, local handicrafts, massage, museums, night life & shopping, snorkelling, spa, swimming, walking, waterfalls, weddings
Price Category: $$$$

Pousada Don Juan

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Pousada: Pousada Don Juan
Location: Paraty, Rio de Janeiro
Attractions: birding, boat trips, buggy trips, bungee jumping, caves, ceramics workshops, churches, diving, dolphins, farm visits, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, indigenous culture, kayaking, local handicrafts, massage, mountain climbing, museums, night life & shopping, pre-historic paintings, rappelling, snorkelling, spa, surfing, swimming, walking, waterfalls, waveboarding, weddings, windsurfing
Price Category: $$$

Pousada Santa Fé de Penedo

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Pousada: Pousada Santa Fé de Penedo
Location: Penedo, Rio de Janeiro
Description: mexican style pousada with a spectacular view of Serra da Mantequeira
Attractions: birding, buggy trips, ceramics workshops, farm visits, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, local handicrafts, massage, mountain climbing, museums, night life & shopping, rappelling, rock formations, swimming, walking, waterfalls, weddings
Price Category: $$

Pousada Villa Luna

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Pousada: Pousada Villa Luna
Location: Penedo, Rio de Janeiro
Attractions: birding, hiking, massage, mountain climbing, spa
Price Category: $$$

Solar da Ponte Verde

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Pousada: Solar da Ponte Verde
Location: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro
Description: perfect mountain retreat in Araras to refresh mind, body and spirit
Attractions: birding, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, rappelling, walking
Price Category: $$$

Kaná Pousada de Charme

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Pousada: Kaná Pousada de Charme
Location: Pirangi do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte
Description: Designer-chic pousada with 5* luxury and the spirit of a pousada
Attractions: boat trips, buggy trips, churches, diving, dolphins, fishing, flora & fauna, horseriding, indigenous culture, kitesurfing, local handicrafts, massage, snorkelling, swimming, windsurfing
Price Category: $$$$$

Pousada Natur Campeche

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Pousada: Pousada Natur Campeche
Location: Florianópolis, Santa Catarina
Description: Lovely eco-friendly pousada only minutes from Campeche beach
Attractions: birding, boat trips, churches, diving, fishing, flora & fauna, golf, hiking, horseriding, kayaking, kitesurfing, local handicrafts, massage, museums, night life & shopping, pre-historic paintings, snorkelling, spa, surfing, swimming, walking, waveboarding, weddings, whale watching, windsurfing
Price Category: $$$

Fazenda Catuçaba

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Pousada: Fazenda Catuçaba
Location: São Luíz do Paraitinga, São Paulo
Description: Beautifully refurbished colonial fazenda, nestling in the hills only a couple of hours from São Paulo
Attractions: birding, ceramics workshops, churches, farm visits, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, kayaking, local handicrafts, rappelling, rock formations, walking, waterfalls, weddings, yoga
Price Category: $$$$$

Pousada Canto Bravo

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Pousada: Pousada Canto Bravo
Location: Ilhabela, São Paulo
Attractions: birding, boat trips, fishing, flora & fauna, kayaking, snorkelling, stand-up paddle, surfing, swimming, walking, waterfalls
Price Category: $$

Pousada Dona Ziláh

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Pousada: Pousada Dona Ziláh
Location: São Paulo, São Paulo
Description: charming, well located pousada in the Jardins area of São Paulo
Attractions: churches
Price Category: $$

Pousada Picinguaba

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Pousada: Pousada Picinguaba
Location: Picinguaba (Ubatuba), São Paulo
Description: peace, tranquility, nature, and breathtaking views
Attractions: birding, boat trips, diving, dolphins, farm visits, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, horseriding, kayaking, kitesurfing, massage, mountain climbing, snorkelling, surfing, swimming, walking, waterfalls, windsurfing, yoga
Price Category: $$$$$

Pouso Sambaquis

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Pousada: Pouso Sambaquis
Location: Ilhabela, São Paulo
Attractions: birding, boat trips, buggy trips, diving, fishing, flora & fauna, hiking, kayaking, kitesurfing, mountain climbing, rappelling, snorkelling, stand-up paddle, surfing, swimming, walking, waterfalls, windsurfing
Price Category: $$

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Standard double room, with en-suite shower room, breakfast included.


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$ 244-487  192-384 £ 154-307

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