Fragrance Discovery
Granado: Eight Views of Latin America
Eight fragrances rooted in Brazil, each with a different idea of place.
Granado has been in Rio de Janeiro since 1870, first as a pharmacy, long before it became a perfumery with real creative ambition. That history matters here, because these eight fragrances aren't generic "tropical" gestures aimed at a foreign idea of Brazil. Each one is built around something specific, a neighborhood, a coastline, a rainforest, composed by perfumers working from an actual brief rooted in place rather than a stock idea of what Latin American perfumery is supposed to smell like.
8 Fragrances to Know
Esplendor — Granado
Composed by Gabriela Maldonado.
Top Notes
Lily • Freesia • Peony
Heart Notes
Rose • Muguet • Benzoin
Base Notes
Vanilla • Amber • Cashmeran
Madrepérola — Granado
Top Notes
Black Pepper • Lemon • Olibanum
Heart Notes
Orange Blossom • Tuberose • Ylang-Ylang
Base Notes
Sandalwood • Musk • Tonka
Tropicália — Granado
Composed by Alex Lee.
Top Notes
Mandarin • Pink Pepper • Black Pepper
Heart Notes
Pistachio • Iris • Carrot
Base Notes
Amber • Frankincense • Tonka
Époque Tropical — Granado
Composed by Guillaume Flavigny.
Top Notes
Mandarin • Cashew • Cardamom
Heart Notes
Magnolia • Rose • Geranium
Base Notes
Tonka Bean • Sandalwood • Guaiac
Oásis — Granado
Top Notes
Bergamot • Mandarine • Watery Notes
Heart Notes
Frangipani • Ylang-Ylang • Tuberose
Base Notes
Vanilla • Sandalwood • Patchouli
Boemia — Granado
Composed by Marion Costero.
Top Notes
Black Pepper • Lime • Nutmeg
Heart Notes
Geranium • Cedar • Frankincense
Base Notes
Leather • Sandalwood • Tobacco
Expedição — Granado
Composed by dsm-firmenich and Florian Gallo.
Top Notes
Bergamot • Lemon • Black Pepper
Heart Notes
Iris • Olibanum • Pine
Base Notes
Amber • Cedar • Sandalwood
Amazônico — Granado
Composed by Ilias Ermenidis.
Top Notes
Oliban • Orange • Raspberry
Heart Notes
Cocoa • Ylang Ylang • Mate
Base Notes
Patchouli • Sandalwood • Tonka
ONE HOUSE, EIGHT VIEWS OF LATAM
None of these fragrances are trying to represent all of Brazil at once, and that restraint is exactly what makes the collection work. Boemia captures a neighborhood. Amazônico captures a rainforest through mate rather than cliché green notes. Tropicália captures a whole art movement in pistachio and iris. A 150-year-old house still has plenty left to say, and these eight prove it.
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