ViVa- Rio de Janeiro

Jan 28 - Feb 4

VIVA - The Rio Experience

January 28 – February 4, 2027
7 Nights · 10 Women · Private Villa · Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro
 

The week before Carnaval

 

COME ALIVE IN RIO

Rio de Janeiro. The week before Carnaval.

A private, art-filled villa tucked into the hills of Santa Teresa. Nine other women. Warm nights, long lunches, music in the streets, movement on the terrace, the ocean at your doorstep and a city that knows something about living fully.

Viva is an invitation to come alive.

Not another wellness retreat. Not a week of trying to become a better version of yourself.

A week to move, explore, play, connect, laugh, dance, breathe and remember what it feels like to be fully here.

If my past retreats have been about coming home to yourself, Viva is about living her.

Fully. Freely. Out loud.

Every morning begins with movement on the terrace. From there, we follow the rhythm of Rio: intimate workshops, beautiful meals, time by the water, samba, nature, adventure and plenty of space to simply be.

There will be moments that ask you to go deeper.

And moments when the only thing required of you is to put on a dress, pour a drink and dance.

This is Viva.

THE RHYTHM OF THE WEEK

Every day begins on the terrace with movement, breath and connection. From there, the days unfold with a mix of intention and freedom.

DAY 1 · THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
FIRST BREATH

Arrive. Exhale. Settle in.

Welcome circle, ceremonial cacao and a candlelit dinner at the villa as we gather for the first time.

The beginning of our week together.

DAY 2 · FRIDAY, JANUARY 29
ROOT & REVEAL

Morning practice, our first intimate workshop and time to settle into the rhythm of the villa.

We close the day with dinner together under the Rio sky.

DAY 3 · SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
SEA & SURRENDER

Today, we take to the water.

A private catamaran on Guanabara Bay with lunch, drinks, snorkelling, swimming, floating and nowhere else to be.

Later, we head out for dinner as the city begins to come alive.

DAY 4 · SUNDAY, JANUARY 31
FREE & FOUND

A day to make your own.

Ipanema. Cristo Redentor. Sugarloaf. Poolside. A long lunch. A little shopping. Or absolutely nothing at all.

Let Rio call you.

We come back together for a relaxed poolside BBQ dinner.

DAY 5 · MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1
VOICE & RHYTHM

Morning practice and workshop, followed by one of the most joyful experiences of the week: samba with a celebrated local dancer in Lapa.

Rhythm. Expression. Connection.

Moving simply for the pleasure of moving.

Dinner out in the neighbourhood to follow.

DAY 6 · TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2
WILD & FREE

We leave the city behind for a day immersed in Rio’s wild side.

Ancient rainforest. Coastal cliffs. A secluded beach. Picnic. Ocean air.

Back at the villa, we gather for dinner followed by a sacred sound bath and closing ceremony.

A moment to pause and take it all in.

DAY 7 · WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3
RADIANCE

Our final morning practice. Our closing workshop.

Then we celebrate.

A beautiful farewell dinner out in Rio, raising a glass to the women we’ve become, the memories we’ve made and the woman each of us is taking home.

DAY 8 · THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
CARRY THE LIGHT

A slow final breakfast on the terrace.

One last coffee. One last conversation. One last look at the hills.

Departures late morning, just as Carnaval weekend begins.

And then, home.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

YOUR HOME IN RIO
7 nights at Casa Amarelo, a private villa in the hills of Santa Teresa.

DAILY PRACTICE
Movement, breathwork and somatic flow every morning.

INTIMATE WORKSHOPS
Facilitated experiences designed to invite reflection, connection and self-expression.

PRIVATE CATAMARAN
A day on Guanabara Bay with drinks, lunch, swimming, snorkelling and time to simply float.

SAMBA EXPERIENCE
A private class with a celebrated local dancer in Lapa.

RIO’S WILD SIDE
A private nature excursion through rainforest and along the coast to a secluded beach.

CEREMONY
Sacred sound bath, ceremonial cacao and our opening and final circle together.

MEALS
All breakfasts, three villa dinners and a poolside BBQ dinner.

A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU
A curated gift bag, personal and beautiful.

AIRPORT TRANSFER
Group transfer from and to the airport on January 28 and February 4.

YOUR VIVA SISTERHOOD
Private pre- and post-retreat group connection.

NOT INCLUDED

FLIGHTS
International and domestic flights to and from Rio.

TRAVEL INSURANCE
Strongly recommended and your responsibility to arrange.

DINNERS OUT
Saturday, Monday and Wednesday evenings. Budget approximately $50–100 CAD per dinner.

INCIDENTALS
Personal expenses, gratuities and optional extras.

VISA FEES
Brazilian entry requirements and applicable travel taxes.

MEDICAL EXPENSES
Any health-related expenses incurred during travel.

YOUR INVESTMENT

SOLO ROOM
$5,800 CAD
Private king room

SHARED ROOM
$3,800 CAD per person
King or singe room shared

PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE
50% to reserve · 25% at 60 days · 25% at 30 days

TEN WOMEN. ONE WEEK. RIO.

Viva is intentionally intimate.

Up to ten women. No more.

A week designed to give you enough structure to feel held, and enough freedom to follow your own rhythm.

To move your body.
To meet yourself somewhere new.
To laugh until your face hurts.
To dance without thinking about how you look.
To feel the ocean.
To sit around a table with women who were strangers seven days ago.
To remember that pleasure, adventure and aliveness are not things you have to earn.

Maybe you’ve been waiting for a sign.

Maybe this is it.

If something in you is saying yes, listen to it.

Viva.

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