Casa Apolo is two apartments in the same building in Barra, Salvador, both recently renovated and decorated by local artists. Take the whole two-level penthouse with its private roof terrace, the two-bedroom Garden Flat, or the double room inside the penthouse, where Paul and Laércio live and breakfast comes on the terrace. During Carnival, Yemanjá and other festivals they host stays. There is no lift: the penthouse is on the third and fourth floors.
Welcome to Casa Apolo
Two apartments, one stairwell of banana leaves
The Apolo building is a walk-up in Barra, a few minutes from Porto da Barra beach. Paul, who is English, and Laércio, who is Brazilian, renovated two apartments here and asked local artists to decorate them: a banana-leaf mural climbs the stairwell, mosaic tiles wrap the roof bar, and woven pieces hang over the beds. They live in the building with their dog Bella.
Choose your stay
Each has a site of its own.
At a glance
Evenings on the roof
String lights, a stocked bar and the towers of Barra under a sky of moonlit cloud.
Your hosts
Paul, Laércio and Bella
Paul is English, Laércio is Brazilian, and Salvador is home: they live in the Apolo building with their dog Bella and run Casa Apolo themselves. They renovated both apartments and had them decorated by local artists. Guests in the Terrace Room share the penthouse with them and get an orientation walk around Barra; penthouse guests can add breakfasts, regular cleaning and a stocked bar; and around Carnival and Yemanjá they host their stays.
Paul & Laércio
Your hosts at Casa Apolo
The neighbourhood
Around Barra
Barra sits on the point where the Bay of All Saints meets the Atlantic. Photos courtesy of Google.