Locanda Della Mimosa - Rated Best Italian Restaurant in Brazil (Travel TIP)

In Rio, luxury means big when it comes to hotels, so you're unlikely to find upscale, intimate inns in the city. However, if you're willing to stay outside Rio, you'll find some lovely possibilities.

The closest one is in Petropolis, the former imperial mountain retreat, 42 miles west of Rio and at 2,700 feet above sea level. The Locanda della Mimosa, a refurbished colonial style house, offers six rooms with arched windows and decorated with colors and fabrics reproducing the flowers (including the iris, peony and rose) they are named for. 

Locanda Della Mimosa is located in Petropolis a upscale historical town located in the green mountains near Rio Locanda in a lush and tranquil valley. Locanda Della Mimosa is the most charming Vila in Petropolis and Chef Braga of the 5 best chefs in Brazil.

Rooms are spacious and designed in Italian style floral schemes.

Chef Danio Braga and his lovely wife Lilian own this wonderful Bed & Breakfast, which fortunately for you is open only from Wed-Sun.

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Locanda's doors are always open and guests become friends. They offer the comfortable large rooms, swimming pool with dry sauna to enjoy those long relaxed days.

The pleasant temperature of the region is another factor that makes a difference compared to other places. The six apartments, split into two buildings, are very comfortable, with furnishings that enhance the surrounding natural beauty.
Traditionally, they welcome guests with a daily tea service at 5PM. Along with a great range of sweets and cakes, juices, hot drinks and breads.

The most exclusive and isolated is the Locanda della Mimosa, which also has an acclaimed Italian restaurant. Each of the six rooms is named for a flower and decorated in those colors, and the view from the grounds is of the surrounding cliffs and mountainsides.