Nekawa

Where Healing Happens

Brazil — where medicine meets nature.

Nekawa is set in the breathtaking landscapes of southern Brazil — the world’s leading country for physician-prescribed, hospital-administered ibogaine treatment.

Legal & Regulated

Brazil is the right place

Brazil is uniquely positioned as the world’s leading country for ibogaine prescribed by licensed physicians under ANVISA (Brazil’s equivalent of the FDA) oversight. This means our program meets the highest possible medical standards — something clinics in Mexico, Costa Rica, or other unregulated countries simply cannot offer.

Choosing Nekawa means choosing safety, medical accountability, and a facility that answers to a regulatory body — not just its own standards. It means cardiac telemetry, licensed anesthesiologists, and full hospital emergency infrastructure. It means you are protected.

  • Ibogaine physician-prescribed under ANVISA guidelines
  • Hospital-administered — not a private clinic or retreat
  • Licensed physicians prescribe and monitor every treatment
  • Full cardiac monitoring with emergency response capability
Paraty canal with mountains in the background
Costa Verde

One of the most extraordinary places on earth

Costa Verde — Brazil’s Green Coast — is where ancient Atlantic rainforest tumbles down mountain slopes straight into warm, island-dotted bays. The landscape itself is part of the reason people leave transformed.

Waterfall cascading through the lush Atlantic rainforest of Costa Verde

Mata Atlântica

Fewer than 12% of the original Atlantic Forest remains — what surrounds Paraty is genuinely rare. Home to over 20,000 plant species, endemic wildlife found nowhere else on earth, and waterfalls hidden deep in old-growth jungle.

Paraty coastline with forested mountains meeting the warm bay

Three Hundred Islands

Over 300 forested islands scatter across the bay around Paraty. The water between them is warm, emerald-clear, and alive. Accessible only by boat, most have never been developed — they exist exactly as they always have.

Traditional wooden sailboat on the emerald bay of Paraty with jungle mountains behind

Where Jungle Meets Sea

On the Costa Verde, the Atlantic Forest reaches all the way to the water’s edge — cliffs draped in green, waterfalls that drop into the bay, beaches backed by ancient trees. One of the few coastlines in the world where this still happens.

Getting Here

Reaching Nekawa

Nekawa is located in Paraty, on Brazil’s Costa Verde coast — a 4-hour scenic drive from both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Most guests fly into GRU or GIG, and we handle the transfer from there.

Miami, USA~8h flight
New York, USA~10h flight
Los Angeles, USA~11h flight
Toronto, Canada~11h flight
London, UK~12h flight
Map showing Nekawa's location in Brazil
Nekawa accommodation and grounds
Your Stay

Private, comfortable, and serene

Your accommodation at Nekawa is designed around recovery. Private rooms, quiet communal spaces, nourishing meals, and access to nature form the container for your healing — both during and after the ibogaine treatment.

  • Private rooms with ensuite bathrooms
  • All meals included — prepared with fresh, local ingredients
  • Grounds designed for quiet walks and outdoor integration
  • Hospital proximity for the treatment procedure itself
  • Dedicated rest and integration spaces
  • Wifi available in common areas

Your journey to Brazil starts with one call.

We handle everything — from medical screening to travel coordination. Book a free discovery call and let us walk you through what coming to Nekawa looks like.

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