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Paraty Slideshow
Paraty
Travel Blogs from Paraty, Brazil
Paraty...Para mi
... were only here two days but we got to see alot. Paraty has a beautiful old city with cobblestone streets and coloful houses. Paraty was formed in the 18th century as an important port city. It is surounded by beautiful beaches and located at the foot ...
Start of 6 Week Overland Tour
... be! And so after a hearty breakfast we set off on our 6 week adventure which began with a 6 hour coach journey to Paraty, a small, white-washed, colonial town on the Costa Verde (Emerald Coast). The town was very pretty with lots of little handicraft ...
Hoi An Redux
... , that probably is the explanation but it's late in the trip and I've stopped reading the guidebook so carefully these days... Anyway, Paraty is a delightful little place redolent in some ways of Hoi An in Vietnam. Ok, no one hassles you to buy a ...
Bikiniīs, Brazilians and Badass Rock Concerts!
... foot through a do not enter sign, which of course we entered). We then went and saw the panoramic side of the waterfalls from Brazil. The mist created from the various falls sprayed everyone that was there on the platform and it was funny to see all the ...
Recharging the batteries
Leaving the hectic scene of Rio de Janeiro behind, we headed for a small little town along the coast; Paraty (pronounced Pa-ra-chy). During the high season, this little town is a mecca for Brazilian tourists that are trying to escape the crowds on ...
Paraty
... They had surrounded us! We were laughing, cos one of them had pitched a tent right on this huge ant hill ;-) Paraty itself is absolutely beautiful. Itīs a little colonial port town with the historical centre set out in a square filled ...
Bikeride anyone?!
We left the island and headed down the coast to Paraty, which is a really quaint old town which used to be one of the biggest Ports in Brazil - but its now really quiet and doesn't seem to have changed in a few hundred years! On our first full day ...
Lifes a Paraty (Parati)
... one of our intrepid journey across South America began with a five hour bus journey to the idyllic port town of Paraty. Brazil`s equivalent of a small Cotswald village, full of quaint churches, whitewashed houses and a town center that floods everyday ...
The Green Coast of Paraty
Leaving the madness of Rio for the backwaters of the Brazillian Costa Verde, Paraty is a sleepy 17th Century colonial city (read town) located in another breathtaking natural setting. Sandwiched in between lush green mountains and opening up onto ...
Paraty...we step back into time.
... of juice or print it and drop the kids off...this is going to be a long read. We start this wonderful chapter in Brazil with a long ass bus ride from Florianopolis. A total of 17 hours to be exact...didnīt think Steve could sleep that ...
Paraty
Paraty is a small colonial town founded in the 17th Century on the coast of Brazil. It is were Tropical Mountains meet the green waters of the Atlantic coast and is absolutely beautiful with lots of small islands covered in tropical forest dotted all over ...
Southern Cross - Paraty & Ilha Grande
... had brought us to our final coastline and the last couple of weeks or so of the trip. Quite a depressing realisation... Paraty itself was, as mentioned, a quaint little coastal town with cobbled streets (all that pounding on the suspension keeps the Fiat ...
Paraty
... ) high! The next day we were much more sensible, and enjoyed a day on a private boat, stopping in different places for snorkelling along the way. We also had the best caipirinhas I had in Brazil on the boat. What more could you want ...
Good times in bad weather
... to the īhistoric centreī which didnīt seem very historic at all. It was mainly full of restaurants and shops selling caiprinha kits, Brazil towels and other touristy souvenirs. We also went to the beach where we settled for a few hours to do some more ...
Parathy - Brazil
Quick stop for the day at Paraty, on the mainland close to Ilha Grande, an absolutely idyllic and laid back cobblestoned, whitewashed village by the sea, with beautiful beaches around, little restaurants and bars, and brightly painted schooners that take ...
No Manīs Land
... Iīve been walking around in flip flops and shorts and stuff, ah l love sun. In case you havenīt noticed, I am also laavinī Brazil though Iīve given up with Portuguese, itīs impossible so Iīm just speaking Spanish to people. So far, so good though ...
The Costa Verde
After a week there, it was time to leave the "big city life" in search of the chilled, coastal life Brazil is famous for. I found it in the old colonial town of Paraty, down the coast between Sao Paulo and Rio. It was a charming and small town, full of ...
I have found my new love - Caipirinha's!!!
... , we made several food stops and toilet stops along the way. These were needed so I can't complain. When I finally got to Paraty it was dark. I can;t believe it gets dark at about 6pm here. The good things is though that is it getting ...
Paraty, Brazil
... ocean water and the girls did a photo session. Beautiful. Marie and Vicky also tried the most challenging canopy climbing of Brazil ( we passed...). The food is good and along with live Brazilian music at many places, we had a good ...
Paraty, 12 - 17 January 2009
... 08h30. Another 6 hours through verdant countryside dropping down to and loosely following the coast for the second half. Very pretty. Paraty is a lovely spot but very busy as its holiday time with loads of Brazilian tourists. Lucky to get a ...
Party in Paraty
... up the hill from the resort. It is a multi-aged, multi-cultural event with guests from Italy, Germany, Canada and Brazil. A variety of languages are spoken and thankfully sometimes it is English. When the cake appears, we hear many different versions of ...
Paraty
took a local bus from Angra dos Reis to Paraty on wednesday. about a twohour ride standing up in the aisle with our packsin theway. comfortable. especially with some random kid falling asleep on my leg. but the scenery was beautiful, still in ...
23°13'S, 42°42'W
26hr bus journey from Iguazu Hot dayīs cycling- to Cachoeira do Penha (Penha falls) Capoeira show and class ...
The great Costa Verde
Paraty is a lush, hilly and very green coastal town with dozens of little beaches and islands to explore. The old town itself is full of old colonial buildings amongst narrow, windy streets and alleyways, all cobbled and car free. As the tide ...
Days 10-11
... of beers before an early night. Nice having your own space again. Day 11 - Early night and slept till 10am, missing breakfast. Wandered around Paraty today, and agree with one of the lads who said you can do it in a couple of hours. There are hundreds of ...
Days 10-11
... of beers before an early night. Nice having your own space again. Day 11 - Early night and slept till 10am, missing breakfast. Wandered around Paraty today, and agree with one of the lads who said you can do it in a couple of hours. There are hundreds of ...
More Experiences in that "Middle Place"
... their own questions and qualms about this bizarre "middle place" we're all in. As we talked at that outdoor cafe, Paraty's old buildings loomed above us. They may show visible signs of age, but they house modern clubs and restaurants and Internet ...
Paraty Hard
After ten straight days of madness, we needed someplace to relax and recuperate. Paraty was just what the proverbial doctor ordered. A small beach town four hours south of Rio, Paraty was founded way back in the 1600s when it was an essential stop for the ...
paraty
The local Guaiana Indians occupied Paraty before white settlement came in 1650. During the 1800īs gold rush, Paraty had grown in importance and was the second most important port in Brazil. When slavery was abolished in 1888, ...
Lycra men, waterfall-ing and another boat story
... travelling buddy Catherine from sunny Buckinghamshire. We had pre-booked a hostel that paid for our transfer from the bus station in Paraty to their hostel which was excellent. Scott had provided the details to Megan and Sarah so that they would be ...