Brazil

Despite its pull among an elite set of globe-trotting Swedes and world-class Brazilian surfers, Itacaré, a bohemian enclave on the Bahia coast, has managed to stay both under-the-radar and refreshingly low-key. Siobhan Reid landed a stay at Barracuda, with its barefoot wooden villas and treehouses that combine the best of Brazilian design and Scandinavian minimalism.