Praia Grande (Large Beach) located north of Paraty with access from Rio-Santos. It’s not a good beach for swimming but it’s a beautiful setting. From its end there is a trail (5 minutes on foot) to Prainha (Small Beach), a picturesque and small beach with a bar above it. It…
Road Rio Santos, km 598, Barra do Corumbê Located in a cozy fishing village, the beach has rustic kiosks that serve delicious seafood dishes. Near the edge of the sea, the sand becomes darker, but it is beaten and cream colored in the other stretches. Coconut palms and other trees…
Paraty offers more than 40 beaches in its bay, many of them accessible only by sea. Some are very visited, others are wild. But all offer the opportunity to relax and enjoy the always warm and clear waters. There are two beaches (praias) close to the historic city of Paraty…
The distance from Paraty to Angra dos Reis is 95 kilometers by road. This road takes approximately 1 hour and 38 minutes. Between historic Paraty and Angra, the trip is a spectacle. Dozens of islands appear at every turn, in a coastline cut by bays and peninsulas, especially Ilha Grande….
The road between Cunha and Paraty has a distance of only 46 km (28 miles), but it has a great difference in altitude and passes through untouched areas of the Serra do Mar. In the part of the state of São Paulo, the stretch is of mountain range with high…
“Paraty em Foco” is an international photography festival held annually in Paraty, since 2005. It is the oldest uninterrupted photography festival in Brazil. The event was conceived by the Italian-Brazilian Giancarlo Mecarelli, who moved to Paraty in 2002, founding the Zoom Photography Gallery. Paraty em Foco is characterized by the…
Paraty is a Brazilian municipality located on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, along the Atlantic Ocean, 258 kilometers from the state capital, the city of Rio de Janeiro. It currently has 39,965 inhabitants. Its central district is located at sea level, on land located between…
A tour of Brazilian history and culture. This is how the Historic Center of Paraty can be defined. There are many memories of the Gold Cycle, which left the beautiful colonial houses and sumptuous churches as a legacy. Contemporary riches also occupy the space, such as the Casa de Cultura…
Paraty, Creative City for Gastronomy October 31st, 2017, Paraty joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as a city of gastronomy. There is a huge variety of restaurants and bars with different types of cuisine: local, Brazilian, Italian, French, Thai, Japanese, Mexican, Arabic, Lebanese, Turkish, artisan sandwiches. Options: Pippo, Oui Paraty,…
Built in 1822 to defend the Bay of Paraty, the Forte Defensor Perpétuo has a privileged view of the city. The place, on the hill Morro da Vila Velha, housed the first village of Paraty, before the city descended to where the Historic Center is today. The Fortress protected the…
