the sound of quiet

Latin America Product Executive Matt recently traveled to Brazil to find the best places to experience tranquility

By Audley Travel

May 17^th, 2018

We travel for many reasons, sometimes the goal is simple, we want to experience stillness.

We hope to leave society behind for a moment, to marvel at the night sky, to let the waves provide the backdrop to the sound of our thoughts, to wake up with nowhere to go and nothing to do.

Swimming in the seaside village Picinguaba

The interior of the main house, Fazenda Catucaba

A dirt road winding through the palm plantations of Sao Miguel Dos Milagres

The remote island of Fernando de Noronha

Fazenda Catucaba

Just three hours from the sprawl of Sao Paulo, the country's largest city, is the bucolic haven of Fazenda Catucaba. A countryside retreat designed to encourage connection- both externally with the land and internally with the self. No internet access reminds one to absorb and re-discover the magnificence of the stars and the tranquility of a still pond.

Horses that live on the renovated 1850's farmstead

A horseback ride through the lands surrounding the property

A lightening storm illuminates the night sky

the pantanal

The Pantanal is a vast tropical wetland where hearing the call of a bird is far more likely than stumbling upon other tourists. Remote lodges and sunset boat rides give visitors access to the areas impressive diversity.

An alligator soaking in the morning sunshine

A heron eyes its afternoon catch in the flooded Pantanal

A tarantula stalking insects on a nighttime safari

A howler monkey jumps through the jungle canopy

The NORTHEAST Coast

A gentle sea breeze peacefully sways a seaside hammock to and fro, the sun encourages afternoon naps and early evening walks. Brazil's northeast coast and remote islands promise a lifestyle that is both languid and indulgent.