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And that changes how you arrive — and how you build a new life in the Maraú Peninsula, Bahia. The Maraú Peninsula, on the southern coast of Bahia, Brazil, is increasingly sought after. If you search “how is it to live in Maraú” or “Maraú Peninsula Brazil,” you’ll mostly find images of long beaches and unreal turquoise water. They exist. But they do not explain the territory. Maraú is more than a beach destination. It is an estuarine region, an environmental preservation area,

Regina understood what worked in Maraú — materials, suppliers, construction methods suited to humid coastal Bahia. From the beginning, the house needed to fit the land. Zoning required 60% permeable ground. Beyond regulation, we wanted to preserve native vegetation. The region is part of an estuary ecosystem — fragile and pressured. Building a sustainable coastal house was not aesthetic. It was technical. Drainage, airflow, soil behavior, rainfall patterns. Within budget and

Cats, chaos and raul: "Try Again"- as Brazilian rock legend Raul Seixas would say. Neni Nenê and Fruki Mozão We were living in 36 square meters. Two cats. One room serving as office, studio, storage, and bedroom. In the effort to stay optimistic, living across from the local bar turned out to be strategic. We built relationships with people who had lived there long before the region became even remotely “trendy.” Those connections brought construction advice and, more importa

Finding the contractor became a saga. Photo: Reproduced from Carlos Alberto Maier Building in Algodões required someone who understood sandy soil, high humidity, protected vegetation, lateral rain, and the reality of transporting materials via BR-030 — a challenging road that defines logistics in the region. That was how we met Alcinei. He showed us previous projects. When building outside major cities, references matter more than Pinterest. His work was solid and practical.