Vamizi Island is situated in the far north of Mozambique in the Quirimbas Archipelago. The island is recognised as one of the leading luxury private islands and conservation projects in east Africa and the Indian Ocean. There may also be a conflation in media reports between investments in “island projects” and broader resource extraction (e.g., mining) plans rather than owning a fully private island retreat.
In addition to business, Queiroz has personal and emotional ties to Mozambique. ESPN covered how, during a visit, he returned to “the island off the north-east coast … where he grew up.” This suggests his connection to islands in Mozambique is not purely commercial — there is personal, childhood nostalgia tied to some part of Mozambique’s coast or islands.
