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Beneva Clinics vs Sayulita Wellness Retreat

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	Beneva Clinics	Sayulita Wellness Retreat
Category	Hospital-based ibogaine treatment under Sao Paulo rules	Private villa retreat with on-site medical facility
Location	São Paulo, Brazil	San Pancho, Mexico
Setting	Hospital setting (HealingMaps; Forbes Brasil).	Private oceanfront villa; ibogaine is given "in a therapeutic medical facility onsite".
Medical team	Three physicians; medical director Dr. Bruno Rasmussen Chaves, described as having 27 to 28 years of experience and more than 2,000 patients, with a study of 80 patients claiming 70% one-year abstinence; anesthesiologists for ketamine.	"Full evaluation by Doctor and Nurse Supervision", EKGs on site, licensed doctors on site (site).
Screening before treatment	Not stated.	Not stated beyond the evaluation.
What is given	Not specified.	Not stated.
Who it is for	Drug addiction (mainly crack and cocaine), depression, suicidal ideation, chronic pain.	Trauma, PTSD, anxiety, depression, addiction (alcohol, nicotine, sleep medication, antidepressants); also psilocybin.
Protocol and length of stay	Not stated.	5-day and 7-day programs.
After the treatment	Not stated.	4 weeks of aftercare included; psychologist integration.
Published price	Not listed.	5-day $7,997; 7-day $11,997 (site). recovery.com: $3,000 to $14,997 for 7 days.
Licences and accreditations stated	Legal basis: ANVISA import with a prescription (2013) and the 2016 São Paulo state decree permitting hospital use under medical supervision (Forbes Brasil).	None stated for ibogaine.
Founded / history	The Rasmussen practice was acquired by Beneva in July 2022; a Novamind partnership was announced in December 2021.	Not stated.
Rating (as shown on the cited page)	Not shown on the pages we checked	5 from 63 reviews (the program site, 2026-10-20)
Public record	None found.	None found.
Status	Operating. Website blocked to automated reading; HealingMaps listing modified March 2025; Forbes Brasil coverage September 2022.	Operating. Site copyright 2026, updated September 2026, phone listed.

From each program's website and the sources on its profile, checked 2026-10-20.

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