Fasano Group ( officially Restaurante Fasano Ltda.) is a Brazilian multinational hospitality company based in Jardins, São Paulo, Brazil. Founded by the Fasano family in 1902, it currently operates hotels and restaurants in Brazil, Uruguay and the United States. Gero Fasano remains the

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with 37% and chairman of the group. As of 2023, Fasano operates 26 restaurants, nine hotels and employs 1,500+ people worldwide.

Organization

Hotels

* Fasano Fifth Avenue, New York City (private residence club) * Fasano Punta del Este,

Punta del Este, Uruguay Punta del Este () is a seaside city and peninsula on the Atlantic Coast in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. Starting as a small town, Punta del Este later became internationally known as a resort for the Latin and North American ...

* Fasano Sao Paulo Itaim, Sao Paulo (

Itaim Paulista Itaim Paulista is a district in the Subprefecture of Itaim Paulista, subprefecture of the same name in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The name ''Itaim'' comes from Tupi language, Tupi and means ''Little Stone''. There is a large Pentecostalist Ev ...

) * Fasano Trancoso (

Trancoso, Bahia Trancoso is a district in the municipality of Porto Seguro in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Once a small fishing village, the town is now known for its beaches and has increased in popularity since gaining international attention around 2000 while ...

) * Fasano Belo Horizonte (

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

) * Fasano Salvador (

Salvador, Bahia Salvador (English: ''Savior'') is a Brazilian municipality and capital city of the state of Bahia. Situated in the Zona da Mata in the Northeast Region of Brazil, Salvador is recognized throughout the country and internationally for its cuisine ...

) * Fasano Angra dos Reis (

Angra dos Reis Angra dos Reis (; Portuguese for ''cove'' or ''bay of the Kings'') is a Brazilian municipality located in the southern part of the state of Rio de Janeiro. The city is located by the sea and includes in its territory many offshore islands, the l ...

) * Fasano Rio de Janeiro ( Rio de Janeiro) * Fasano Boa Vista (

Boa Vista, Roraima Boa Vista (, literally ''Good View''; figuratively "Fairview") is the capital of the Brazilian state of Roraima. Situated on the western bank of the Branco River, the city lies from Brazil's border with Venezuela. It is the only Brazilian stat ...

) * Fasano Sao Paulo Jardins ( Jardins) In 2014, Brazilian real estate development company JHSF agreed to buy 13 Fasano restaurant locations as well as the right to use the brand, for 53 million Brazilians reais ($23.8m). Ever since the previous owner Gero Fasano remains a controlling shareholder with 37% and currently still chairs the company.

History

In 1902, Vittorio Fasano, an Italian immigrant came to Brazil and opened a first restaurant on Avenida Paulista (named Brasserie Paulista) which served Milanese food. The name later shifted into Restaurante Fasano (Fasano Restaurant) and was operating successfully until the 1930s. Over the generations they expanded and opened several locations including an own Italian bakery. In the 1980s, Gero Fasano dropped out of the

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, returned to his native country and took over the family business. He transformed the regionally organized restaurants company into a multinational luxury hospitality brand.

External links

Official website of the Fasano Group

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fasano Group Companies based in São Paulo Hospitality companies of the United States Hotel chains Hospitality companies established in 1902 Brazilian brands Restaurant chains in Brazil Multinational restaurant chains