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Vila Galé expands with São Luís and Pernambuco projects

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2026-07-27 22:14 UTC → 2026-08-04 17:55 UTC · added removed

The Vila Galé Group continues its rapid expansion across Brazil expansion. and Portugal. After marking its 40th anniversary on 27 June, the chain unveiled a plan for 14 new hotels – six in Portugal (Penacova, Miranda do Douro, Golegã, Lisbon, Caxias and Terceira Island) and seven in Brazil (São Luís do Maranhão, Coruripe, Brumadinho, João Pessoa, Florianópolis) – with additional projects still in pipeline. Despite lengthy licensing procedures in Portugal, the group says construction will proceed and it is also eyeing a future entry into Cape Verde. In São Luís, Governor Carlos Brandão inspected Brazil, the heritage‑building revitalisation on 21 May. The R$ 100 million heritage‑preservation project will restore more than 20 historic structures in the São Luís’ UNESCO‑listed Praia Grande district, creating two new hotels—Vila district proceeds on schedule. Governor Carlos Brandão inspected the works on 21 May; the first hotel, Vila Galé Collection Ópera (43 rooms in the former Casa Maranhão) and rooms), is set to open on 1 October 2026, followed by Vila Galé Collection Poesia (50 rooms rooms) in the former Defensoria Pública)—and December, together with five restaurants. The first hotel is scheduled to open on 1 October, with the second phase slated for December. Direct flights between São Luís and to Lisbon are expected to begin on from 27 October, boosting international tourism. In October. The chain’s first urban resort in Pernambuco, officials reaffirmed that the Vila Galé Reserva do Paiva Lifestyle Resort, Convention, Spa & Beach Club will open in is slated for 15 October 2026 in the planned community of Paiva, Cabo de Santo Agostinho. The resort, the chain’s 53rd operation, follows a six‑year hiatus after development repurposes the former Sheraton closed building, adds pools, a water park and involves more than half a billion reais in investment, reinforcing Vila Galé’s strategy of heritage‑preserving hotel development beach club, and new resort concepts will create about 100 direct jobs amid a surge in international visitors to stimulate the state’s southern‑coast economy. Separately, on 25 July state. Earlier, the Yah Acqua Park was inaugurated opened in Luís Correia, Piauí, expanding leisure options for SESC members members. Overall, Vila Galé’s strategy combines historic‑site revitalisation with new resort concepts to boost tourism and highlighting broader tourism‑infrastructure growth across Brazil. local economies in Brazil’s northeast while reinforcing its presence in Portugal.

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