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Ilha Grande Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ilha Grande, Brazil
Rock climbing in Rio
... out the window the the whole 3 hours. then i got to this small town on the coast and took a ferry out to this island, ilha grande. its amazingly beautiful here although its been raining on and off all day today. so a bunch of us just lounged around the ...
I´m your private island..an island for money;
... etc. don´t do this place any justice! Speckled with local fishing boats and enveloped by crytalline waters, Ilha Grande had a real parochial feel to it - even the animals were welcoming! Incidently, Sarah became so attached to one ...
Island living
... down the coast and take in as many beach towns as we could. Our first stop was Brazils third largest island, Ilha Grande, a tropical paradise with gorgeous beaches and lush forrests. The island is a popular weekend get away for the Rio ...
Angra dos Reis to Ilha Grande.....paradise!!!!!!!!
... and headed south to a little town called Angra Dos Reis where we caught the boat over to the most beautiful island called Ilha Grande. We managed to find accomodation in this awesome little house complete with kitchen, balcony, hammocks, two cats and a ...
Ilha Grande
Pictures are self explanatory here. Its a paradise. After Rio, a balm and thousand chocolate bars for the nerves. ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ...
A very different Christmas...
This year´s Christmas was very different to usual, our first away from family and the UK. We spent Christmas on Ihla Grande, an island about 80 minutes boat ride off a coastal town called Angra Dos Reis, itself about about 2h from Rio. It has ...
Surfer's paradise
Ilha Grande is an island about 5 hours westward from Rio. It's an absolutely stunning place where I was hoping to have a breather before any more city excesses. (Un)fortunately, on the way, I met a group of surfers, and we decided to get an apartment ...
Ilha Grande
... played Sequence. Yes…hold the phone…Aaron played a board game, and actually had fun! Overall, our time on Ilha Grande was great! We got to know great people, ate fabulous exotic fish, and soaked up some much needed Vitamin D. ...
Valentines Day in Paradise
... there. We took a bus down the coast along the Coste Verde to Angra dos Reis, where we hopped on a ferry to the beautiful Ilha Grande. Whilst that sounds so simple, the journey was not without it´s events. Arriving in the port we looked in the rough ...
Rain in paradise
... ;It was our last chance to take in some fresh air and carefree ambles around the sandy streets of a paradise island, Ilha Grande; warm aquamarine waters, secluded beaches, palm trees, no exhaust fumes and long walks through lots of Atlantic Rainforest. We ...
New Years Eve in White At The Beach
... began. We enjoyed a huge band on the beach and soaked in the culture of this country. It was a very memorable new years! Ilha Grande has many great beaches, all white sand and with warm clean water. Our favorite was Lopes Mendes. It is very remote and ...
Ilha Grande # 1
We arrived on Ihle Grande and found our booked accom, Studio Green Hostel, a very very small hostel that has with one shared room and one of the gnarliest spiral staircases ever. The guys that work here (the owner and a cook) are nice enough though and ...
Como vovó já dizia
... pode ser inteiramente percorrida a pé e não se precisa de guias nem mapas para conhecê-la. Quando uma cidade é suficientemente grande, ela é fácil de explorar, porque há sempre postos de informações turísticas espalhados por ela prontos para dar ...
The Lush Ilha Grande - UPDATED
... is too. We arrived (somehow safe and sound) at the Harbour and we made our way onto the boat that shipped us across to Ilha Grande. The weather was a little overcast but still very warm. On the boat ride we were again amazed by the amount of little ...
la dolce vita
Raus aus dem Karnevalgetümmel und der Grossstadt gings auf die Iiischa Graaansche nochmals zu relaxen, die Sonne zu geniessen und Caipirinhas zu schlürfen (mmmh, hier gibt´s Caipis mit Marcuya - lecker, lecker!), bevor wir zurück in den Alltag und ...
Moito Bom in Ilha Grande
... plate that was about 18 inches long. It was a great dinner...but we stayed in a horrible hotel in Rio overnight before heading to Ilha Grande early the next morning. The hotel was safe and fairly clean, but there were no windows and all of us were kept ...
Which way to the beach?
... we'd missed you - no more squeaky, smelly, lumpy dorm beds) and then three nights in a GORGEOUS boutique hotel. Isla Grande is a dreamy destination, with superb jungle treks that lead to deserted golden sand beaches. Most tourists jump on boats to ...
Ilha Grande - 10 Days of Paradise
... our first night wandering around the old town, and then had dinner with a couple from LA. All you can eat pizza, awesome. :D Ilha Grande was amazing, long sandy beaches, jungle everywhere else, no roads or cars and more palm trees than you can shake a ...
Thanksgiving on the Ilha Grande
... passed back through Rio on our way further southwest to Angra dos Reis where we then caught a boat that took us to the Ilha Grande (Big Island). It was one of our favorite Brazilian visits. The island is described as all tropical beach and Atlantic rain ...
Tropical Island
... the morning on Copacabana beach. We had a 2 hour private bus journey followed by 1 hour on a ferry to reach this lovely tropical island - Ilha Grande.The weather was hot & humid when we arrived & as our hotel was at the top of a very steep and ...
Still relaxing on Ilha Grande!
After a walking around checking out some of the posadas, and asking in our best portugese (pretty much playing charades, but explain that we would loike a room for 3 nights including breakfast) we found an absolute gem called Yes. Pousade. It is ...
Multi-coloured Lightning
... the time that I could let my hair down. 21st Jan The next day we headed to Lopes Mendes, the most beautiful beach on Ilha Grande. In a little fisherman boat we travelled to the North of the island. It resulted in an hour's climb through the forests ...
Ilha Grande
... , the tour proper starts. We are bussed to a port (somewhere) and are taken on a rustic schooner to Ilha Grande (meaning big island) of the southern coast of Brazil. I am not great on boats, so I sit tight looking at the horizon. James is sat right at the ...
Ilha Grande dzien 3
Dzisiaj po sniadaniu zdecydowalismy, ze poszukamy innego hotelu, troche blizej glownej ulicy w Abraao. Pytalismy w kilku miejscach i niektore ceny byly takie same jak za ten hotel , w ktorym bylismy do tej pory z tym, ze standard byl duzo wyzszy. ...
Brazils Island Paradise
... and a bit painful. Long story short, i was drenched so we all went back in the pool--natuarlly in the rain. Pretty cool. Isla Grande was a definite highlight of this trip and if i were to come back to brazil one day, this island would definitley be at the ...
Paradise Island
Hola, Well, what can I say.... Ilha Grande is amazing. This is the place where all the Brasilians come on holiday and you can see why. We feel completely re-charged after our three month journey and it feels like we are here for a little beach holiday. ...
Island life
... of the flood.... Friday 17 December Set off early as wanted to catch the 9am boat to Praia Lopez Mendes, a very famous beach in Brazil. it was beatuftil, spent most of the day there, only got back at 4pm, tan is really looking good, very excitied to ...
Start of our 45-day tour
... of our tour, including two 70 year old woman, which caused much excitement and intrigue! We continued southwards down the coast to Ilha Grande - a big island (really?!) where there are no cars, one small village (which we stayed in) and a couple of ...
Ilha Grande Day 6
Today we caught a ferry for 15 reals to Lopez Mendez beach famed as one of the best beaches in the whole of Brazil. I must say that it was simply the best beach I have been on. The water was crystal clear blue and the surf was excellent. ...
Blame it on the Weatherman...
It´s been two days since i´ve arrived to Ilha Grande and with my bad luck it has been raining ever since I got here... Not the optimal weather for an tropical island... :) The pousada i´m staying in is really nice and pampering, the room is big and has ...