"I grew up five minutes from the beach, which sounds like a small detail, but it's the whole thing. Five minutes means the beach isn't a plan, It's just where you are — for no special reason at all. You end up owning more bikinis than jeans.
Then I moved to the U.S., and one of the first things I noticed was that the bikinis didn't feel the same. You could find something close if you looked hard enough, but never quite the real thing.
I wanted to bring that here almost three years ago. Then life happened, and I didn't. This year, 2026, I finally did.
I moved to California cause it reminds me of home, but what I miss the most about brazilian beaches is everything that happens around it. The vendors walking the sand with anything you could possibly want, the noise, the energy, and the freedom of spending the whole day there without needing anything else.
You never had to leave the beach. The beach came to you.
I can't ship you that. But I can ship you the rest of it."
— Gabi
Founder, Samba Beachwear