Ericeira, Portugal.

Ericeira, picturesquely draped across sandstone cliffs above the blue atlantic, sunny, whitewashed walls, the portuguese town welcomes visitors from all over the world to its narrow streets and seafood restaurants, its spectacular ocean vistas and the feeling of being on holiday all year round.
 

Recognised as one of the world’s surfing reserves and the only one in Europe since 2011 many competitions and profesional surfers are visiting this surf mecca and called it home.

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Its a perfect fusion of Portuguese heritage with an relaxed surfing ambiance with a lively and buzzing summer, amazing nightlife, and quieter winters.

We think that the environment where we live defines us somehow, this place has become our loving home, whether you stay with us for a week or a month, we hope that this place will inspire you and make you feel free.

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The people behind Sunago

SUNAGO HOUSE 

David Buan

Founder & CEO

David co-founded Sunago with the aim of giving everyone the opportunity to live and work together while being part of a community.

Prior to create Sunago House, David was a passionate award-winning video games developer. He was also a self-taught developer in architectural rendering, virtual reality and real-time computer graphics.  

He developed some world best-selling video games of all time like Grand Theft Auto series, until he realized that he spent too many years stuck in a dark office interacting with computers.

After a successful career, he decided to leave for a new life, meeting folks, traveling the world and teaching people how to surf. 
Discovering this passion of bringing all these people together witch ultimately lead him to set up Sunago, gathering a community of like minded nomads.

Leader on the vision of Sunago, he’s in charge of making sure everything runs smoothly.

Born in south of France, he is now living in Ericeira.

Samara Figueiredo Calió

Co-founder & COO

Before joining David in creating Sunago, Samara studied journalism and international relations in her home town, in São Paulo.
 

As a world dreamer, she already participated in United Nation Models and her passion for cultures also made her live in United States, New Zealand and Morocco, either for fun, work or studies. 
 

Samara worked with worldwide renowned companies of the tourism sector and her multiple experiences became a great asset for making Sunago come true.
 

Besides being in charge of Sunago’s operations, she also make sure that each individual feels heard and understood.
 

When not managing Sunago, she is planning her next travel around the planet.
 

Born in Brazil, with a portuguese citizenship, Samara now lives in Ericeira.