Well-situated hotel a stroll from city center. A lobby featuring Brazilian artifacts, plants, straw rugs, and rattan chairs evokes this hotel's name. Popular with business travelers, the hotel also attracts leisure travelers seeking moderately priced rooms within 5 blocks of Lisbon's central boulevard (Av.da Liberdade). Rooms have a contemporary decor and furnishings include white walls and ceilings, carpets inset into white-tile floors, tropical-wood trim, richly colored drapes and bedspreads.