Hostel da Vila, the Albatroz boat and the Green Coast Experience from the inside.
Seven days across Ilhabela, Paraty and Ilha Grande: a base at Hostel da Vila, a crossing and an expedition aboard the Albatroz. Our house's signature itinerary.
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What the Costa Verde Experience is: traveling the coast between Rio and São Paulo as one continuous experience of forest, sea, village, night and crossing.
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Bus to the ferry, a free crossing on foot, a base in the historic center and a boat that solves the rest: why traveling the Costa Verde without driving is a choice.
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Domes with a view, treehouses, a kombi, a sailboat and a lighthouse on 8,000 m² in Ilhabela's historic center. The honest guide to our house.
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Morning yoga, climbing, sea and trail by day, nights between the Floresta and Na Moita. The shape of our living week in Ilhabela, with no rigid timetable.
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A dome with a view, a treehouse, a 32°C pool in winter and social life that is always optional. The honest case for couples sleeping at a hostel in Ilhabela.
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Cabin or hammock, water and power at sea, Starlink, the tide setting the schedule and deck etiquette: the boat hostel format explained by people who run one in Brazil.
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The full guide to our boat hostel: the 23 m schooner, cabins and hammocks, the onboard chef, the 3 expeditions out of Paraty, 2026 prices and the rules upfront.
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An honest answer from the people who run a schooner: who a Costa Verde boat expedition is worth it for, who it is not, and the math against booking piece by piece.
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Brazilian island hopping: Ilhabela, Ilha Anchieta, Ilha dos Meros and Ilha Grande on one route, with real prices per leg and the expedition that stitches the Rio side.
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A full day aboard the Albatroz, from breakfast on a moving sea to the silence after dinner: sleeping, eating and living on a schooner between Paraty and Ilha Grande.
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