VOGUE MAGAZINE USA
“Richard Alleman speaks to Wilbert Das, the Creative Director at Diesel.
RA: How would you describe Trancoso?
WD: It is a very small fishing village about an hour south of Porto Seguro in Bahia in northeastern Brazil. It’s quite remote, hidden in a lush jungle and set on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The center of town, called the quadrado, is a grassy square surrounded by brightly colored fishermen’s houses, many of which are now restaurants and galleries. There are no cars, no motorbikes, only horses grazing in front of the second-oldest church in Brazil, which dates back to 1586.
RA: What’s your favorite thing about it?
WD: What I love most are the people and their attitude toward life. They are charming, easy-going, and very creative. RA: What about its beaches?
WD: They are very beautiful, very private, and very long—you can walk for hours and rarely encounter more than one or two people. The swimming is excellent, too, since the beach is protected by a coral reef.”