CONTENTS:
1: VILLA SPACE:
2: SITE AMENITIES:
3: VILLA AMENITIES:
4: NEIGHBOURHOOD AMENITIES:
5: VILLA LAYOUT & ROOM CONFIGURATION:
6: VILLA LOCATION FOR RIO's BEST EXCURSIONS:
7: MISCELLANEOUS ( Guest Access - Security - Smoking - Walks - BBQ Cook & Dinner Party Chef - Parking - Checkout)
1: VILLA SPACE:
> Spectacular, historic, classical style, harbourside mansion in the traditional conservation zone of Santa Teresa - amazing ocean, beach, park and forest views - lush tropical gardens - onsite pool & BBQ prep and outdoor dining area - colonial croquet green and secure offsite parking.
> Comfort of a hotel - space and privacy of an exclusive mansion.
> Perfect Rio site - beaches below - National rainforest park on one side - Santa Teresa Cafe, Restaurant & Bar precinct on the other side - vast tropical rainforests and towering rock mountains above.
> 125 years old - the ‘colonial’ mansion has a beautiful, elegant, classical, architectural design with spectacular harbour and ocean views - all essential modern amenities and appliances and both its interior and exterior have been recently fully renovated and updated.
DETAILED VILLA FLOOR PLANS SITE PLAN, and a NEIGHBOURHOOD LOCATION MAP are available in the ‘PHOTOS’ section.
> Villa St Teresa do Porto has 6 bedrooms - providing 10 beds & 15 bed spaces and is PERFECT for big family, friends, or business GROUPS of 6-15.
2: SITE AMENITIES:
> Spectacular, breezy, hillside location - Sea - Beach- Mountain - National Park rain forest & ‘Big Rock’ escarpment views.
> Gated heritage harbourside classical mansion building in prized Santa Teresa architectural conservation zone.
> Stylish villa interiors - within charming, colonial era, classical facades.
> Lavish tropical heritage gardens - pool - croquet green - private sunbathing rainforest facing lawn terraces.
> Harbourside POOL and sun chairs.
> Big BBQ prep and dining area.
> Secure offsite car parking below the villa.
> Perfect security in the villa compound with electronic password lock or manual key access for guests and interior locks on all bedroom doors.
3: VILLA AMENITIES:
> Independent, space efficient, private, two level, harbourside colonial villa with 6 bedrooms - 4 bathrooms - 2 spacious reception rooms - 2 separate dining rooms - entrance hall and 2 kitchens.
> Private, sunny, full length, elevated terrace overlooking harbour, Park, mountains and gardens & pool below.
> SMART TV (2) with stereo music, bluetooth & cell phone connections, STARLINK WIFI, USB port for cell phone recharge in bedside lamps.
> Fully functional kitchens - one with induction cooktop & one with gas cooktop & ovens.
> Coffee machine, juice blender, toaster, pots, pans, crockery, cutlery, & glassware including wine glasses provided.
> ALL BED LINEN and TOWELS provided with beds ready for immediate use.
> All VILLA bedroom DOORS have internal privacy LOCKS.
4: NEIGHBOURHOOD AMENITIES:
> Located on a prominent, elevated, position above Santa Teresa’s premier avenue - Rua Almirante Alexandrino - exactly halfway between the two main traditional plazas of Santa Teresa - LARGO (plaza) do GUIMARES (3 mins walk left from the villa front gate) and LARGO (plaza) do CURVELO (4 mins walk to the right).
> SANTOS DUMAS AIRPORT (Brazil intercity flights) is located below the villa opposite the GLORA MARINA and is just 8-10 minutes TAXI or UBER ride away.
> Central Santa Teresa village location - within 20 mins drive to all major RJ excursions - including OCEAN BEACHES - CRISTO STATUE - SUGARLOAF - MUSEUM of TOMORROW.
> Easy, safe, downhill, walk to 160 acre FLAMENCO BEACH PARK - GLORIA MARINA (harbour boat tours, Rio Exhibition Centre & Marina concerts) - the Rio CENTRO architectural revival zones & Museo de Amanha (Santiago Calatrava’s award winning space age ‘Museum of Tomorrow’)
> 1-5 minutes walk to 30+ Santa Teresa village bars, cafes & restaurants including the world famous APRAZIVEL Restaurant - SOBRENATURAL (all seafood) - ARMAZÉM SÃO JOAQUIM pub (superb BBQ food inside or in the garden bar) in close by LARGO do GUIMARES.
> BONDE BOCA Restaurant - 12 minutes easy downhill walk (Just past the CINE and POLICE STATION) among beautiful 19 century Italianate and Palladian architecture. Arrive early to get an outdoor terrace table with centro valley and mountain range views. MENU in ENGLISH:
> Opposite the villa front gate is the EXPLORER BAR (Rio's best ‘International cuisine’ BAR & RESTAURANT right next door!
> The GERMAN CELLAR BAR (Adega do Pimenta - German craft & draft beers & famous German sausages) just opposite the Villa front gate.
> CAFE MO is 1 mins walk away for great ‘have in’ or ‘take out’ coffee.
> CINE ST TERESA ( latest movies - many in English) is 3 mins walk away.
> And the traditional BONDE Tram (direct to CENTRO over the top of the ancient LAPA ARCHES) stops right outside the next door castle’s cast iron front gate fence opposite the GERMAN BAR.
> Abundant, inexpensive - all day/all night - local RJ city yellow TAXIS and UBER drop off and pick up just below the villa front gate.
5: VILLA LAYOUT & ROOM CONFIGURATION:
The villa has 2 reception rooms, 2 dining rooms, 4 bathrooms, 6 bedrooms with 10 beds & 15 bed spaces, 3 work spaces & big BB area and outdoor dining terrace
6: VILLA LOCATION FOR RIO's BEST EXCURSIONS:
The villa is located within 5-25 minutes of ALL of Rios best tourist excusions and has direct views of - SUGARLOAF - OCEAN BAYS - FLAMENGO PARK - TIJUCA RAINFOREST - URCA - GLORIA MARINA - SANTA TERESA - HARBOUR BRIDGE.
7: MISCELLANEOUS:
GUEST ACCESS:
Villa guests have exclusive use and control over the whole house - all villa gardens & outdoor areas - including the BARBQUE & swimming POOL.
SECURITY:
Security is second to none with electronic code gate entry and the villa itself locks up like a box with the original riot proof colonial house door locks and window shutters making the villa impenetrable when locked.
The villa is accessed from a private gate in a well lit lane just opposite the Explorer Restaurant and Garden Bar - just off Santa Teresa's premier avenue - Rua Almirante Alexandrino.
SMOKING:
Smoking is allowed on the outdoor terraces and gardens but not inside the villa.
WALKS:
Santa Teresa has great walks with stunning architectural and harbour vistas plus great views of the forests and escarpments of the Tijuana National Park which overlook the seven hills (yes just like ancient Rome) of the Santa Teresa suburb heritage area from the high mountains above.
You can safely walk down the hills to the GLORIA METRO or FLAMENGO PARK [use Rua Candido Mende OR Rua Santa Christina by the Explorer Bar and Restaurant - down to on the coast line below or to the shops and bars of Catete and Flamengo/Laranjeiras.
BBQ COOK & DINNER PARTY CHEF:
LOCAL BARBEQUE & BRAZILIAN CUISINE COOK:
Ana - can can prepare Brazilian and Barbecue cuisine including European, Tropical and American salads, pastas, etc.
She also cleans up the villa kitchens and guest plates etc after the meal.
She can be engaged for dinner or lunch or even breakfast.
She can prepare traditional full meat, chicken, fish, or vegetarian barbeques or a combination of all or some of the above.
The barbeque fuel (charcoal) is provided by the host.
Most guests find it easier to purchase all the food materials themselves so they can directly determine the price and quality of the produce and Ana does all the preparation and cooking with the guest supplied materials.
You can purchase pre-packaged salad bases (at the local SUPERMARKET I recommend to guests in the arrival instructions) and engage Ana to prepare fresh salads - like chicken, shrimp, crayfish, avocado, Italian, or garden salads - using these salad bases - or using fresh salad vegetables purchased from the supermarket or a local fruit & veg market.
If this is of interest to you - contact Ana and discuss and reach an agreement with her about the specific cuisine you need - the attendance days and hours - cook remuneration - and an agreement in regard to the supply and delivery of the required food.
Nothing is paid to VRBO or to the host - You pay Ana the agreed fee directly in local cash (or by bank transfer) on the day of service.
Normally Ana charges R295 US$60 a day) for a barbecue lunch or dinner.
ANA is contactable by WHATSAPP - details are supplied afrer booking:
DINNER PARTY CHEF:
CIDA: Also on WHATS APP:
If you require a dinner party chef - give CIDA - who specialises in both International and Brazilian cuisine - a call and if suitable reach an agreement directly with her.
She offers more specialised dishes such as Salmon with passion fruit main course - Brazilian beef dishes - fish or chicken entrees - and delicious local or international deserts - and is popular with guests having a special dinner party or birthday celebration.
Cida generally supplies and serves the food and she also provides all catering equipment and serving dishes suitable for a special occasion dinner party and charges a chef catering price per guest.
OVERNIGHT PARKING:
Parking is outside the front gate of the villa - the area is patrolled at night by police and local apartment building security guards so it is very safe and secure.
The local police station is just around the corner about 60 metres away.
In 5 years, none of our guests with cars have had any security issues with parking at this location and nor have we had any security issues with the house and gardens in the 5 years we have owned it.
Some of our guest groups - travelling from Sao Paulo for example - have had 3-4 cars which they have parked during their 3-7 day stay without any problem.
CHECK IN & OUT:
CHECKIN: 3pm
CHECKOUT: 11am:
ZERO FEE LATE BAG STORAGE:
PLEASE NOTE: We can securely store pre-packed & locked travel bags onsite to coincide with late afternoon or evening flights from 10am (or earlier in the morning) to 4pm at night - at NO extra cost - after you have checked out at or before 11am
