Aventureiro beach: a guide to Ilha Grande's most protected village
How to visit Aventureiro in 2026: the free permit in Angra, the visitor cap, the caiçara campsites, the leaning coconut palm and what to actually expect.
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The historic center, wild beaches and everything between Paraty bay and Ilha Grande.
Best time to visit Ilha Grande: the island's year, month by month
April to September rains less, summer is packed and pricey, winter has the clearest sea of the year. Ilha Grande's honest calendar, with New Year's and Carnival.
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Best time to visit Paraty: the whole year, month by month
Paraty month by month: January's 500 mm of rain, the tide that comes into the streets, FLIP and the 2026 Cachaça Festival, and the months we would pick for you.
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The best tours in Paraty: a ranking by people who work on this sea
An honest ranking of Paraty's tours: the overnight expedition, the day-trip schooner, Mamanguá, Trindade, the Caminho do Ouro, distilleries and Praia do Sono.
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Dois Rios beach: the hike, the prison ruins and the nearly empty beach
How to walk from Abraão to Dois Rios, what remains of the prison demolished in 1994, UERJ's Museu do Cárcere and the beach between two rivers few people see.
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Enseada da Cajaíba: everything you need to know
The roadless coast south of Paraty: Praia Grande da Cajaíba, the waterfall, Dona Dica's stingray pastel, Pouso, Martim de Sá and snorkeling at Ilha dos Meros.
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How many days in Ilha Grande: 2, 3 or 5, with the honest math
Two, three or five days in Ilha Grande? The answer by travel style, with the honest math on the boat schedules that shorten your first and last days.
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How many days in Paraty: the honest math
Two, three or five days in Paraty? The real math by traveler profile: historic center, sea, Trindade and Mamanguá, done by a crew that docks there every week.
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How to get to Ilha Grande: crossings, prices and the route by sea
Flexboat from Conceição de Jacareí, ferries from Angra and Mangaratiba, buses from Rio, parking and arriving asleep at sea from Paraty. 2026 prices.
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How to get to Paraty: from Rio, São Paulo and Angra
Every route to Paraty in 2026: 4h from Rio on the Rio-Santos, three mountain roads from SP, buses from R$ 120, the free flow toll and arriving without a car.
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Ilha Grande hiking trails: the main ones, from T1 to T16
Ilha Grande's trails without the romance: Pico do Papagaio before dawn, Lopes Mendes, Dois Rios, Caxadaço and the Abraão circuit, with times and real difficulty.
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Ilha Grande travel costs: three real budgets
A hostel bed for R$ 46, guesthouses, the crossing, taxi boats and village food: three Ilha Grande budgets for 2026 and the math on the all-inclusive expedition.
Read article · 7 min readLagoa Azul or Lagoa Verde: which one to pick on Ilha Grande
Lagoa Azul or Lagoa Verde? Where each one is, what you see underwater, when the schooners pack them and the exact hour when each lagoon turns empty.
Read article · 8 min readLopes Mendes beach: is it worth it?
An honest answer from people who wake up anchored in front of it: yes, with caveats. No beach bars, heavy surf, midday crowds and the timing that changes it all.
Read article · 8 min readThe 9 most beautiful beaches of Ilha Grande, with honest access
From Lopes Mendes to Aventureiro, the 9 beaches that make Ilha Grande worth it: how to actually reach each one, trail times, boats and what nobody warns you.
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Things to do in Paraty beyond the historic center
The Gold Trail, cachaça distilleries, Trindade, Sono and Antigos, Paraty-Mirim, Mamanguá and the caiçara communities: the huge Paraty that exists past the old town.
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Paraty historic center: the complete guide
Gold port history, churches built by each social class, the tide that floods the streets by design, a walking route, FLIP and the best hour of the day.
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How much a trip to Paraty costs in 2026
Real 2026 prices: buses from R$ 120, hostel beds, guesthouses in the center, the R$ 60 schooner and three daily budgets, by people who work at the pier.
Read article · 7 min readSaco do Mamanguá: the definitive guide to Brazil's fjord
The 8 km fjord near Paraty: the Pão de Açúcar trail, caiçara communities, canoeing the mangrove and the way we recommend seeing it, sleeping inside it.
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Snorkeling in Ilha Grande: the spots where the mask pays off
Where to snorkel in Ilha Grande: Lagoa Azul and Verde, Preta beach, Caxadaço, Meros and Saco do Céu, with timing, honesty about visibility and coral etiquette.
Read article · 8 min readThings to do in Ilha Grande: a guide by the crew that anchors there weekly
Beaches, numbered trails from T1 to T16, Lopes Mendes, the lagoons, Vila do Abraão and the far corners. An Ilha Grande guide by a crew that sails in every week.
Read article · 11 min readThings to do in Ilha Grande when it rains
Rain in Ilha Grande? The Lazareto ruins, the 1893 aqueduct, Vila do Abraão cafe by cafe and a swim in a still-warm sea. What to do and what to avoid, by locals.
Read article · 8 min readThings to do in Paraty in 3 days
A day-by-day 3-day Paraty itinerary: the historic center with the tide coming in, the sea day done right and Trindade. By a crew that docks there every week.
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Things to do in Paraty in 5 days
A 5-day Paraty itinerary: the historic center, two nights sleeping at sea toward the Mamanguá, Trindade and a choice between Praia do Sono and the gold trail.
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Things to do in Paraty when it rains
It rains a lot in Paraty and that is fine: distilleries on the Paraty-Cunha road, museums and churches with real hours, cafes and the high tide as a plan.
Read article · 8 min readThings to do in Vila do Abraão, the heart of Ilha Grande
Vila do Abraão by people who arrive by sea: the pier, the beach (average, and we explain), the Lazareto walk, the trailheads and life on an island with no cars.
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