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blame it on rio; A small London firm brings new luxury to the beaches of Brazil.

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| March 01, 2005 | Alleman, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2005 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Richard Alleman

The British firm of Cazenove + Loyd has recently assembled a group of glamorous villas available for rental, fully staffed, in two of Brazil's chicest beach areas-Angra dos Reis and Buzios. The former is an archipelago of 360-plus islands gracing a magnificent bay 125 miles southwest of Rio. Set on its own island, the spectacular Ilha do Ourico features a large thatched pavilion on stilts over the sea. The staff of five includes a boatman to take guests in the house speedboat to secret beaches as well as to Angra's floating bars and cafes. (Weekly rates are from $30,000 for

ten people, with meals and drinks.) Alternatively, Ponta do

Tangua is a beautiful seventeenth-century mansion set on a 300-foot-long private beach ...

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