THE NEW YORK TIMES
“Trancoso, a former fishing village in Brazil, has turned into a super-trendy getaway for Brazilians and fashionable jet-setters.
The heart of Trancoso’s party scene is the Quadrado, a grassy, open field near a cliff overlooking the beach. But during the day, it’s eerily quiet, with most stores and restaurants shuttered until about 3 p.m.
The Quadrado is flanked by the town’s nicest restaurants and boutiques, in simple one-story houses.
At night, the restaurants around the Quadrado spring to life: multicolored lights sparkle from low-hanging trees and friends sit at outdoor tables on the dusty edge of the grass.”