FASANO SAO PAULO – SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL

This is a sultry den of masculinity and refined design, with sleek, dark mahogany and miles of soft, toffee-butter leather. An inspired collaboration between Brazilian design heavyweights Isay Weinfeld and Marcio Kogan, this is old-school glamour at its best, encapsulating a bygone era where you half expect to catch Don Corleone sipping the driest of Martinis in a low-lit corner of the hotel’s jazz joint Baretto, where Brazil’s best bossa-nova talents vie to perform.

Baretto room at Fasano Sao Paolo – Sao Paolo, Brazil

The hotel group’s founder Rogerio Fasano works the restaurant, charming the regulars as they celebrate special occasions over Italian classics such as squid-ink spaghetti and lamb chops with lentils.

The 60 rooms, furnished with 1930s design pieces in muted tones, are popular with global big-hitters, who can really relax in the 22nd-floor spa and swimming pool. From here, there are contemplative views over Sao Paulo’s most sophisticated neighbourhood, Jardins, where the streets are leafy, ladies lunch and life feels pretty fabulous.