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LucyHB
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Oct 6, 2008
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If you're on a supertight budget, it's worth knowing that you can save a few reais on a Rio-Parati trip by splitting your journey at Angra dos Reis. This works particularly well if you're visiting the beautiful island of Ilha Grande for a day or so before heading to Parati, as you'll be taking...
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When you drive from Paraty to São Paulo, along the road Rio-Santos, at some point you turn left into the beautiful mountains, covered with the typical Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
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LucyHB
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Globetrotter
Jul 23, 2008
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Parati may be beautiful, but by Rio de Janeiro standards prices here are surprisingly reasonable. If you want to stay in the historic centre, of course, you´ll pay a premium - ditto for eating and drinking. Just outside the old town, however, particularly near the bus station, you´ll find lots...
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LucyHB
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Globetrotter
Jul 23, 2008
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Can there be any better way to spend a day than floating on a fishing boat in clear blue-green seas, stopping occasionally to sunbathe on a sandy island or jump into the water to cool off? Yes, there can - try all the above, but with added cold beer, caipirinhas and barbeque.
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LucyHB
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Globetrotter
Jul 23, 2008
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Describing Parati, somebody (to my shame I forget the name!) once wrote that ´If Paradise were on earth, it would not be very far from here´. And it´s easy to see what the writer meant. With it´beautiful, whitewashed colonial houses and cobbled streets washed by the waves at high tide, it´s...
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Paraty gained its Indian name from a fish abundant in those waters, between the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The city is now mainly a historical and tourist one - but in the past was one of the most important for the Portuguese. This was because of gold mines in the mountains of the...
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LucyHB
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Globetrotter
Nov 12, 2007
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I had heard great things about the colonial town of Parati, further down the coast from Ilha Grande, and it made sense to visit here while we were already halfway there. It was an easy trip on local buses (around an hour and a half) from Angra do Reis, and well worth the trip. We had no...
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LucyHB
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Globetrotter
Nov 2, 2007
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I arrived in Parati only one day after carnival, and with no accomodation reserved, and expected to struggle to find something at a reasonable price. Luckily, the first place I found, just a couple...
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