Antônio, the pop star macaw and host of Engenho Lodge
Antônio, the macaw, has a story! Anyone who arrives at the Engenho soon realizes that this is no simple macaw with blue wings and a yellow chest, which in itself would attract attention. Antônio enchants. And he knows it. And he likes it. He spares no effort to win the position of Ibiti's pop star, and he succeeds! He flies over cars, motorcycles and bicycles, is present at the guests' breakfast (in the hope of a fresh cheese roll), talks, whistles, imitates laughter... but only when he wants to. There's no point in forcing friendships: he has a mind of his own. Charismatic? Very charismatic. But with a strong personality. Antônio is jealous of his favorite humans, picks on dogs, casts suspicious glances at them and unleashes little tirades of bad humor. A rosy face is a warning sign: when this happens, it's best not to provoke him. Even so, he's a joy to have around the house, even if he is a bit messy! Antônio, the celebrity macaw The protagonist of news reports and a star on the social networks of guests and staff, he is already considered part of the team. "Some people have never been here, but they already know about him!" says Diego Gonçalves, one of the hosts at Engenho Lodge. "Antônio runs around everywhere, destroying glass, paper, office supplies, shoes... But he really likes to hang out on the veranda, at reception and in Casa Carlinhos," says Cláudia Baumgratz, an entrepreneur at Engenho Lodge. Little Dora Delamare, a guest at the Engenho, even took Antônio along for her artistic creations. In her ceramics classes, she made a sculpture of the pop star and declared: "I love Ibiti and Antônio! He's so nice!" At night, although he has houses scattered around, he sleeps wherever he wants, in front of the restaurant and even next door. How it all began "Yeah... Antônio has a story! He came to spend a weekend at the house and stayed for almost two years!" recalls Miguel Giovannini, entrepreneur at Bike House and responsible for bringing Antônio to Ibiti."He ate my new bikes, destroyed the wiring, scattered food, ran away several times..." But Antônio's destiny was the Engenho."Today, every time I pass by there, he appears. I go for a ride with him on the handlebars of my bike, the guests love it, they take photos... Here, Antônio is happy with his life." Book: (32) 98449-2200 - (32) 99984-7626 Find out more: Ibiti.com
