Carlo Amato

Carlo Camillo Amato Chiaramonte Bordonaro (August 29, 1938 – October 20, 2021), more commonly known as Baron Carlo Amato, was an Italian-born aristocrat and businessman who lived in both Canada and the United States.

Amato was known for Shangri-La, a 600-acre summer estate located on Roberts Island in Nova Scotia, where visiting chef Sirio Maccioni is said to have invented the dish pasta primavera.

Amato served as Ambassador of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta to the countries of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia and was also an investor in the development of the Caribbean island of Canouan.

History Amato was born in Rome, Italy, to Baron Giuseppe Amato Chiaramonte Bordonaro and Countess Fernanda Giannini Paolini. The estate also featured a hedge maze, a domed pool and multiple guest homes. The animals were imported from the Black Forest in Germany and Amato told The New York Times in 1976 that his family had a history of raising wild boars. Amato also sold the meat to restaurants in Montreal and New York City. Manville died in Nova Scotia in 1998.

Amato married Irela Fabiola Lopez Fonseca, an artist and textile designer, in 2003.

Death

In 2020 it was reported that Amato was in poor health and was living exclusively in Miami. He died in Coconut Grove on October 20, 2021, after a long illness.