My dears, the above written title is the right one, so, Ipanema is not only about shoes, it is about breathtakingly beautiful places, splendid national colour, clear glassy pools, lively night scenes, glam boutiques, thickly forrested foothills and other natural attractions. Calvin Klein (a famous fashion designer) is one of the regular visitors of Ipanema. But, even despite its numerous attractions, the city has one very reasonable drawback - the lack of not even luxurious, but decent hotels. The level of the existing hotels (unfortunately!) is not of the kind most travellers might expect.

So, it is a legendary event, finally, Ipanema got the hotel it really deserves. I am talking about the Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro. It was opened in August and built by Brazilian hotelier Rogerio Fasano and its design was developed by Philippe Starck. The hotel consists of  91 rooms and made from the sleek wood, glass and metal. This hotel will be the prime center of attraction for anyone coming to Ipanema!