GUEST OF THE MONTH (MAY)

During the Cannes Film Festival 2008, Benoit et Delphine, won the award here at C38, of the Guest of the Month -May 08. It s not a movie title, but yes one of the nicest couple that we had the chance to meet in our premises.



Benoit Leger had already booked another hotel, but thanks to the suggestion of our common friend Pascal – to whom we ll be dedicating a separated Post soon –he and his wife Delphine had choosen Máster Suíte Bamboo for their stay in Rio.
First timers in Brasil, since the beginning they felt at home and guided by Pascal soon discovered the secret and most authenitc part of the city and the cariocas.



Enthousiastic about the great view from Corcovado 7th wonder of the world and the original centro town with its sucos bars, they have been introduced to the famous TORCIDA Tricolor of Fluminense FC, one of the best football team in Brazil.
They suffered and cheered with the hot crowd at the typical boutequim, MOFO, where the locals always gather when the team plays away. This time the match was in Buenos Aires, against the defending champions of Libertadores Cup, Boca Junior.
Final risult: 2 x 2 and many chopse ( draft beers)s to calm down the anxiety.



Benoit and Delphine, left behind their executives life in Paris and their Vespa, went now to spend some days in Paraty and Ilha Grande – following the suggestions o four previous post about these hidden gems.
They will be back in Rio again next week, with the title of Guest of the Month and two tickets for Maracanã stadium to watch the return match of FLUMINENSE- BOCA JUNIOR, our price for VIP guests!

C38 sailing team goes to Venice!

C38 sailing team is set to sail at the Olimpic Classes National (Italian) Championship in Venice next week.
The King and his brother are back in Venice after almost a quarter of a century from their first appearance in the national circuit.




Giorgio, the King father, has spent a decade in Venice training local sailor to reach high standard at international level.
20 years on, and, after retiring from professional coaching, Giorgio is back to bring his old chaps in the sailing circuit.



Here some pics taken at the Yacht Club Adriaco in Trieste, home town of the King and his family, before packing for the races.

We will be able to follow the races live at www.cico2008.it starting saturday 30th of May.


Castelinho38 crew wish all the best to their representitive in Italy.

Mike Marshall and friends

Our former GUEST OF THE MONTH (December) Mike Marshall also known as a great mandolin master is back to Brasil.

He and many others musicians all "Choro" lovers played at Castelinho this wednesday night in a memorable event.





A magical and beautiful night where C38 friends and guests experienced a truly Brazilian roda de choro leaded by Joel and Mike

About 100 people passed by to appreciate this unplugged session.

Our friends from Tumbao do Malevo, Yuri and Santiago were also here providing the catering service.





Great music, nice food, cold caipirinhas and a incredible view,.......Couldn' t be better!!!

Many thanks from C38 team!

Roda de Choro

WEDNESDAY 21st MAY, Castelinho38 will host a fantastic group of american musicians and many special "local" guests. Thanks to Mike Marshall, our Guest of the month in december 2007, who is now coming back in Rio with fellows musicians and lovers of CHORO music, C38 will be the only date they will be performing in their visit in RIo.Castelinho38 is proud to present this fabulous event, which most likely will be one of the top of the year....hope you don t miss it.

Hasta pronto Tumbao !!

Santa Teresa is a very cosmopolitan distric, where many foreigners and visitors melt with locals daily. But there is only one place where you can breath the real South American atmosphere, taste its regional specialities and listen to the most enchanting music : Tumbao de Malevo!



Its name - Tumbao de Malevo - has an interesting story being "tumbao" the drum used in the caribbean and "malevo" an argentinian slang for "smartass" and somehow contains all the continent south, from Panama to Ushuaia, in two words.



Santiago and Iuri, the owners, have been so good in putting together art, music, cinema, clown performances, classes, food, drinks and good vibes of what resulted to be a concentrated of South American culture.



Coffees and Cachacas are fabulous here, as well as all the meals that comes out of the wooden oven. At week-ends specials breakfast and brunches are served and weight in the typical-atypical brazilian per-kilo system. While some live acustic music is massaging your ears and soul.



The wide open terrace with panoramic view over the main streets of Santa Teresa, the peaceful garden decorated with antiques and natural elements,together with the nice people who works here make this place very special.



Castelinho38 was there on its last sunday, together with the special "model of 90" you have seen in the pictures. Tumbao de Malevo is closing now for some refurbishing and we are all looking forward to its opening soon, hasta siempre queridos amigos....

The Famous Cousin

By now everybody should know that Castelinho38 is supporting ART in all its expressions and our gallery is always open for a visit, but probably most of you ignore that we have a very special and famous cousin.



Marcos Chaves is today, together with other few, the Contemporary Artist representing Brazil all over the world, and last time we have met Marcos in Paris, just coming back from his Madrid and Lisbon opening. But as normally happens, here at home it is rare to see his works, even though we heard he s been busy in Sao Paulo lately.



So finally the day has come at OI FUTURO and Castelinho38 was there at his opening last saturday in a very crowded and special night. The name of the exhibition is E' DA SUA NATUREZA( It s of its nature) and we strongly recommend you to visit it until the 29th of June, from tuesday to sunday 11h to 20hs.



Of course we are not going to tell you what is it about but from the pictures in this post and the title of the expo you can understand by yourself it s about nature. More specifically it s the nature through Marcos eye and its sometimes funny way of representing itself



It s important to say that we are not at all Art experts and to tell you the truth were a bit nervous to write about such an important and very well known artist. But then we realized that Marcos Chaves is a great character and our "famous" cousin as well, so we are pretty sure he won't mind us taking him as an example.



Mr Chaves was born and bread in Santa Teresa and we are still hoping one day, in between Basel and Rome, to have him and his works in our little gallery....you never know, be sure we are already working on it.

Autumn Season

Not everybody knows that one of the best time to be in RIO is during the Fall....when temperatures are not so hot anymore, and light and colors are amazing..



It s the perfect time to enjoy the open spaces of Castelinho38, there are guests who are not able to leave the terrace bar, from the breakfast time till late afternoon, they always find an excuse to stick around..



Lately the best excuse has been the new expresso coffee machine and its hot drinks. The coffee we use is called Cafe Orfeu and its considered one of the best coffee in Brasil.



It is not only about the coffee, as our staff went through a special Barista course and is now able to extract the perfect blend for our guests. Thanks to Master Barista Emilio Rodriguez and Casa do Barista



Another excuse is the basketball corner, where you can practice your basket skills and ejoy the view of the city and Guanabara bay. As we are talking about sport,it s impossible not to mention our sailing references in the terrace.



At the end of May, Castelinho38 will be racing in Venice, at CICO, Italian Olimpic Classes Championship, in the 49er Category, with the boat ITA 656..more news about the race will follow..



The garden is the perfect spot to enjoy the view, the shadow and a good book...A special guest has just arrived at Castelinho38..Everybody s GRANDMOTHER Roberta will spend her 90th Fall season with us.



What a lovely season we are having here!!! Hope you all might join us soon at Castelinho38...

Vilavolta

There is a very special place not too far from here, where many of our guests and ourselves use to "hide" when tired of the big city life. Lost in the middle of the atlantic forest Vilavolta has its own soul and spirit that enchants everyone.



A few miles after the colonial Paraty, the gem of the Green Cost of Rio de Janeiro State, and 10 Km from Paraty-Mirim, the very old slave market and today an indian reserve area, you just need to follow the orange signs saying Vilavolta, cross the bridge and try not to fall in love at first sight.



Vilavolta is composed of 3 houses, not too far and not too close to each other, equipped with all basic comfort and nature all around.
Not to mention the natural swimming pool of pure water and the steam sauna built in the middle of two big rocks, perfect to relax after one of the trails.

Dus and Andre are fantastic hosts and their advanced skills in the kitchen will surprise you from breakfast till dinner. They are among the founders of the only CINEMA in town, Paraty Cineclub, who will celebrate its 50th show and the first year of existence tomorrow night.



At Vilavolta there are plenty of options and activities to enjoy the nature, one of our favorite is take a day trip on the fiord Saco de Mamangua, stop at the fisherman house for lunch and explore the river delta riding a typical canoe.
Vilavolta we love you!!