I'm not necessarily saying you're wrong, but it's only a theory and I think some ppl had assumed the whole area was "known" locally as that. IMO it's not obvious that website is where journalists have plucked the name from and that CB didn't indeed call the place his little paradise too.It is such a distinctive moniker though. The Little Paradise.What are the odds that CB would dream up that same unusual saying as other random visitors in the area?
I agree with Anxala that the media is reviling in the suggestion of depravity. Whereas the nickname almost certainly originated elsewhere and for perfectly innocuous reasons.
Incidentally, Quinta do Arade has parking for camper vans.
Also, the area searched is being referred to as The Hippy Camp, and that is not just on the basis of CB hanging out there. It’s quite plausible that the van life people he knew and associated with would also be aware of the local nicknames for camping spots.
Apologies I can’t delete the double up post quote!
That holiday place labelling itself "a little paradise" is just the owners advertising their business based what some of their "guests" have called it. If you look at the booking.com reviews you can probably see where they've got self-styled title from. There's one review from 2021 that calls it a "little eco-paradise" and another from 2020 which calls it a "paradisical environment". I don't think it's a stretch to think others (including CB) would have described the area as a paradise too. JMO.