This is a gorgeous garden,” says Alessandra Ambrosio, looking radiant in a crisp white cotton shirt dress cinched at the waist, her hair tied back to highlight diamond teardrop earrings. “It reminds me of Florianópolis, which is in the south of Brazil and near where I’m from, especially with this warm ocean breeze.”
We’re in Cannes for the film festival. Ambrosio and I are seated in the rose garden in the iconic Hotel Martinez, taking up prime real estate on Boulevard de la Croisette in the Côte d’Azur, the afternoon light
