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"Valentino's Carlos Souza Shares His Travel Photos\nValentino's Carlos Souza gives AD a preview of his colorful new book #Carlos's Places, out in October\n#Carlos's Places (Assouline, $65) is a guide to some of Carlos Souza's favorite locales around the globe. The Valentino brand ambassador's secluded Brazilian getaway is featured in the September 2014 issue of Architectural Digest.\nSouza is pictured at Shanghai's IAPM shopping center, which is home to the Valentino store.\n\"Whenever I am in L.A., I like to stay at the Sunset Tower, where friends and the beautiful view keep bringing me back,\" says Souza. \"As with many places in L.A., breakfast here is busy with meetings and Hollywood buzz\u2014and it's also really good.\"\n\"Hotel Olden is one of the best hotels in Gstaad, Switzerland,\" says Souza. \"I have been going there for many years to listen to the owner, Heidi, sing cabaret songs. Sadly, Heidi is now retired, so don't show up expecting to hear her beautiful voice, but feel free to bring your own.\"\nSouza is effusive about his native Brazil. This snapshot is of the Oscar Niemeyer\u2013designed Oca building inside S\u00E3o Paulo's Ibirapuera Park.\n\"They talk about the Co\u0302te d'Azur, but for me Italy's Tyrrhenian coast is unbeatable,\" says Souza.\n\"I usually stay in Cadogan Square, in Knightsbridge, with gorgeous Georgian architecture,\" Souza says. \"Some of my favorite places to walk in London are around the mews near Cadogan Square, Holland Park, where you can see very British-looking homes, and the Westbourne Grove neighborhood.\"\nSouza took this snapshot during the 2013 Venice Biennale. Breath, an 11-meter-tall inflatable sculpture by Marc Quinn, was installed on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore.\nAccording to Souza, this Balinese-style compound is the perfect place to relax and recover from city life. \"The property is located in Bahia, Brazil on the Cacao Coast, famous for its cacao plantations, he says. \"I come here with my family, and we enjoy the downtime miles away from everyone.\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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