With Fasano Las Piedras in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the renowned Brazilian luxury hospitality chain is establishing itself as one of the cornerstone companies building brand Brazil overseas. Capitalising on the opening up of the Brazilian economy at the start of this century, Fasano has been working on a string of ambitious real estate projects, one of which is Las Piedras, its first outside its home country.
However, not satisfied with simply feeding a fortunate and faithful following in a string of standout Italian eateries there, the family has in recent years, extended its influence. They hitched Fasano's name to the financial muscle ofThe original hotel elements at Fasano Las Piedras were designed by São Paulo architect Isay WeinfeldAs a result, the company snapped up one of the most expansive cattle ranches in Uruguay in 2010, acquiring a sprawling 480 hectare estate.
. The trusted architectural partner lined up 20 eye-catching contemporary concrete cabañas to look out over the Uruguayan coastline in 2010.Fasano Las Piedras’ residences are born Wood-clad cabins are placed carefully in eucalyptus forests, and more expansive pavilions are nestled in landscaped gardens of reeds, wildflowers and long flowing grasses. Foxes and flocks of migrating and endemic birds have hardly noticed the arrival of their new golf club-wielding neighbours, nor the thoroughbred stallions that have arrived with them.A home-away-from-home