The Grande Colonial

... de Janeio, with planes, trains, buses, taxis and my sore feet taking me to deep canyons, super scenic mountains, well-preserved colonial mining towns and finally to relaxing and admiring the view at the fantastic girl-watching paradise of Rio's beaches.

... Teresa. Steph came with us too (the girl we met in campo Grande and who went surfing as well). It was a really old colonial style area with some pretty sights. I forgot my camera so Nasha was taking some pictures. But just as we were passing some ...

... . We will be spending the rest of carnaval in Ouro Preto with my host sister, Fulvia. Ouro Preto is also a very old, colonial town that apparently has a very traditional but amazing carnaval. After that, who knows! I am in an internet cafe in the middle ...

... of that area according to Lonely Planet and I decided to visit at least the first one. Rainny Paraty Paraty is a very nice colonial town in the middle of plenty of crystal clear beaches and small islands all over. I has to be a really charming ...

... . Having finally learnt the art of sleep, it was time to take the boat and head for our last destination in Brazil: the beautiful colonial town of Paraty.  And if a hurricane ever comes my way again - I think I just might choose to sleep through ...

... a nice excuse to mooch around on the hammocks. The next day we left our tropical paradise and set off to Paratay, a small colonial town 2 hours from the port. On this journey we began to recognise about 7 other international couples from Ilha Grande who ...

... quite up to scratch. We spent the last eleven nights in Ilha Grande and today we have our first full day in Paraty, an old colonial village that has the most uneven cobblestones you have ever seen. You have to keep your eyes on the ground at all times to ...

... attraction! We are currently residing in a town back on the mainland, slightly further South called Paratay. It is an old Colonial town and Owen reckons an ideal holiday location for Sue and Hugh. We spent the day wandering the streets and exploring the ...

... back smelling gorgoeus and folded and DRY (it was rainy for 2 days and humid, so no chance of anything drying). We were very happy. Its funny how small things like that can make your  day! Anyway, must dash...next stop, old colonial town of Paraty ...

... ! He he! Needless to say we caught the boat home! So we spent a magical week on the island, exploring old sites from colonial times, checking out waterfalls and chilling on the beach. We ended up sharing the house with a lovely group of poms, one of ...

So this is why everyone raves about Brazil! We checked into hour hotel overlooking a beautiful little colonial era town called Paraty. Located on a bay with over 300 beaches around, it has a town centre that is only for bikes and pedestrians, although the ...

... not been able to participate in any ītubularī surf activities due to back problems, but watching those totally awesome duuuudes ride the waves from the beach with a beer is still fun. Next stop, some mandatory culture at the old colonial town of ...

In Olinda, we stayed at a $15 hostel with no name.  The owner had a name, and also had a collection of 250 intellectual DVDs, as he claimed.  In addition to all these treasures, he had an over-sized dog who would lay flat with ...

June 13-23, 2009: Paraty, Trindade and Ilha Grande, RJ Province, Brasil Colonial Charm in Paraty and Jabaquara Beach Mary and I left Rio on June 13 to head down to Paraty on the Costa Verde.  South of Rio, the Costa Verde is the appropriately named ...

... protest that blocked the road - it was certainly an effective way to get their message across. We arrived in Paraty, a charming colonial town with lots of churches and very uneven cobbled streets that we're sure have caused their fair share of twisted ...

... I didnt like Copacabana. From here we went to another small town on the coast called Paraty a fishing village and old portugese colonial town, it was another place full of cobbled streets and colour, Picture opts around every corner. Next was the ...

... farewell, and continued back to Vila Abraao. After Ilha Grande, we caught a boat back to the mainland and then a bus to Paraty, a colonial town on the coast surrounded by more beaches. One can visit a different beach in this area every day for over a ...

... Another dinner and drinks with our friends followed and by morning it was time to leave. Next we~re headed to Paraty which is a small Portugese colonial town boasting more beautiful beaches and chilled out Brazilian lifestyle. It~s a hard life after ...

... bus to Sao Paulo and then a 6 hour private minibus transfer (a lot less spacious than the night bus) to Paraty, a small coastal colonial town.  All the streets are cobbled with large stones, which gives Paraty it's nickname of the 'humble town' as ...

... captured by pirates. We finally arrived and it was paradise. The island has very few inhabitants and is gorgeous. In colonial times Isla Grande was a base for pirates and smugglers. It is a mountainous island with gorgoeous beaches! We went on a ...