Set within the protected Atlantic Forest reserve of Burle Marx Park in São Paulo's Morumbi district, a white neoclassical palace surrounded by dense canopy makes an improbable case for urban seclusion in one of the world's most relentless megacities. Palácio Tangará, which joined the Oetker Collection in 2017, was conceived by Brazilian architect Itamar Berezin as an eight-floor, 141-room property whose arched loggias, balustrades, and symmetrical facade draw from a European palatial tradition — yet the building feels entirely at home against a backdrop of tropical trees and São Paulo's glass residential towers pressing in from behind. The interiors were entrusted to Pierre-Yves Rochon, whose approach here tracks closer to restrained Parisian apartment than grand hotel: guestrooms finished in slate grey with deep-buttoned upholstered headboards, walnut-finished chest drawers with brass hardware, and botanical-print drapery framing ironwork balconies. The dining room reveals the building's original character most generously — tall arched windows with fanlight glazing flood the space in green-filtered garden light, while curved banquette seating in stone linen and sage-carpeted floors absorb it quietly. Below, the spa pool is another register entirely: a long lap pool lined in pale travertine sits beneath a coffered glass ceiling, backlit walls casting a warm amber glow that makes the subterranean volume feel ceremonial rather than functional. The tonal discipline across all three spaces gives the property genuine coherence.

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With an exceptional location in the heart of the economic capital of Brazil - Sao Paulo - Palacio Tangara opened its doors in May 2017. Built in the surroundings of the highly regarded Burle Marx Park, whose gardens were designed by Roberto Burle Marx, the Hotel offers 141 spacious guestrooms - including 59 suites – all with beautiful views overlooking the park. Palacio Tangara which takes its name from the paradise ‘Tanager of Amazonia’ (Tangara Chilensis), a brilliantly multi-colored songbird; it also features 9 private function rooms, including a ballroom with terraces overlooking the park. The entertainment options includes a fitness center, a Spa, an indoor and an outdoor semi-Olympic swimming pools, a kid’s club, a pool bar, a night bar and a gourmet restaurant with signature of the renowned chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten.