The best beaches on the Costa Verde
The 12 beaches that define the Costa Verde, from Lopes Mendes to Bonete: what sets each one apart and how to get there, whether by trail, boat or car.
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The coast between Rio and São Paulo: itineraries, costs, best season and planning.
The best hikes on the Costa Verde
The 8 hikes that sum up the Costa Verde: Pico do Papagaio, the Bonete traverse, Pão de Açúcar do Mamanguá and more, with difficulty, time and what you see.
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Best time to visit the Costa Verde
Best time for the Costa Verde, season by season: summer rain, the dry winter with whales, FLIP and Sailing Week in 2026 and how prices move through the year.
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The best waterfalls on the Costa Verde
The best waterfalls of Ilhabela, Paraty, Trindade and Ilha Grande: Água Branca, Toca, Tobogã, Pedra que Engole and Feiticeira, with access and what to expect.
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What to do between São Paulo and Rio beyond the two cities
Between SP and Rio lies an entire coastline the air shuttle skips: Paraty, Ilha Grande, Ubatuba and Ilhabela. What to do along the way, by type of traveler.
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The perfect 10 day Costa Verde itinerary
Ten days between Rio and São Paulo, in blocks: three nights on Ilha Grande, Paraty with half a day in Mamanguá, a night in Trindade, Ubatuba and two days in Ilhabela.
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The perfect 15 day Costa Verde itinerary
Fifteen days between Rio and São Paulo to reach what short itineraries never do: Aventureiro, Dois Rios, Mamanguá, Bonete and even a guilt-free hammock day.
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Seven days between Rio and São Paulo, day by day: two nights on Ilha Grande, two in Paraty with half a day in Trindade, one in Ubatuba and the finish in Ilhabela.
Read article · 9 min readThe places foreigners haven't discovered on the Costa Verde
Foreign travelers stop at Paraty and Ilha Grande. Ilhabela, Dois Rios, Jabaquara, Mamanguá and the São Sebastião coast are still a Brazilian secret.
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How to plan a Costa Verde road trip
Car rental, the boothless toll, the ferry, parking in each town and the right way to handle the single-lane Rio-Santos: the practical side of the road trip.
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How much does a Costa Verde trip cost?
What the Costa Verde costs in 2026: real math for backpackers, mid-range budgets and comfortable trips, what drives prices up and honest ways to save.
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Costa Verde without a car: the complete guide
How to travel the Costa Verde by bus, ferry and boat alone: prices leg by leg, where to buy tickets, the Paraty-Ubatuba bottleneck and why a backpack beats a suitcase.
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The definitive guide to Brazil's Costa Verde
What the Costa Verde is, which stops between Rio and São Paulo deserve your time, when to go, what it costs and how to plan your route. Written by locals.
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How to get to know the real Costa Verde
A practical manifesto for traveling the Costa Verde off the checklist: fewer places, low season, a trail instead of a schooner, village food and caiçara respect.
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How to see Ilhabela, Paraty and Ilha Grande on the same trip
The right order for combining Ilha Grande, Paraty and Ilhabela in one trip: minimum days in each, connections with real prices and two ready-made plans.
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Bonete, Aventureiro, Praia do Sono, Ponta Negra and Mamanguá: where caiçara culture is still alive on the Costa Verde and how to visit these communities well.
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The most beautiful destinations between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
An honest ranking of the ten most beautiful places on the Costa Verde: Lopes Mendes, Mamanguá, Bonete, Aventureiro, Trindade and more, with the why and how.
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Step by step for planning your first Costa Verde trip: days, direction, the right booking order, what to pack and the mistakes every first-timer makes.
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The Rio-Santos turns the trip between Rio and São Paulo into the journey itself: how to do it by car, by bus or both, where to stop and how many days to plan.
Read article · 9 min readWhat is the Costa Verde and why is it one of Brazil's most beautiful places?
What the Costa Verde is: the legal definition, the travelers' map, the geography that joins mountains and sea, the Gold Trail and the UNESCO title. By locals.
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