It was inevitable that a Rio retreat would appear in our vision sooner or later.

Rio has not only been a love-at-first-sight experience but a recurrent place of high energy, inspiration, and breakthrough over the past three years. 

It is like one of these unique places on earth with a very rare, precise, and perceptible depth of energy you can’t explain but unconditionally connect with.

The idea and purpose of the Rio de Janeiro retreat was to create a time and space for people to discover this incredible city through our lenses. 

The retreat juxtaposes art, design, yoga, and sound meditation for a 6-night experience in carefully curated Brazilian homes. 

Effectively, Chez George was a big inspiration for bringing the retreat together. After discovering this family-owned Brazilian Modernist house, we knew this was a place to be shared and enjoyed as a group.

Living around the warm and authentic vibes of Rio, the week will bring us around daily yoga and sound bath sessions, visits of designer houses, Niteroì Museum of Contemporary Art, local artist galleries and workshops, beach days at the non-negotiable incredible Ipanema beach, walks around unavoidable neighborhoods and lots of hanging out time at the Villa to read, sleep, talk, think or even enjoy a fresh homemade Caïpirinha along the pool or in one of Chez George amazing lounge chairs.

Because food is important, Chez George Carioca’s talented Chef will cook breakfast and most dinners and serve them daily after sunrise and sunset. 

A couple of dinners/nights out are planned to make the group experience our favorite local Botecos.

Lunch is open to each person's personal appreciation of time and taste, and we will be happy to share all our recommendations for a quality and soulful experience of Brazilian food. 

Let us just add that the culinary scene in Brazil is impressive, from tasty local dishes to the freshest fruits, unique açai bowls, and Japanese food (there is a big Japanese community in Brazil, and Japanese restaurants could actually be considered local as well). 

Last but not least, yoga and sound meditation will be the core elements of this Brazilian week. We will practice daily in a multidisciplinary approach, combining vinyasa, Katonah, Ashtanga, and TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)- based flow. 

Sound healing could not be held in a better place than Chez George is a regular musician Residence.

The kindness of people, dramatic scenes of mountains ending into the ocean, and extremely rich music, design, and art culture, Rio de Janeiro is like the heart of creativity in this perfect, lush, and inspiring weather.

Visiting Rio changed my life, and I could only imagine sharing this magical feeling with the help of the local artistic community.