Who Dreamed

On this same spot, 40 years ago, Hotel da Praça was opened by Lia and Ricardo, two brave friends, who fell in love with this part of the world! When they decided to stay, they needed a space to house all family and visitors who would face the challenges to get here to see them, hoping to find out what had made them leave their lives in Rio and São Paulo to move here. Those were other days! There were no cars in the region. Electricity had only been recently installed. Furthermore, snakes and lizards were common inhabitants of this still wild land. A wonderful story among many!

Lia and Calé’s son, Gabu, grew up here, in this land that has been many other things: a forest, a coffee crop, huts, houses, a school, a hotel… He was blessed with a childhood in those bygone days of Trancoso, being part of many stories, which we are going to tell. Then came Lara, a Portuguese Bahian girl, full of ideas, with whom Gabu fell in love and, together, they decided to revitalize the old Hotel da Praça, creating the new Na Praça.