Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
In the destination Costa Verde.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
Paraty combines a historic center of stone streets with scenery between the Serra da Bocaina and the sea. Your trip can alternate walks through town with boat trips around the bay.
9 places to stay in Paraty.
3 places picked to eat.
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Brazilian routes
From the Costa Verde to the São Paulo coast, with beaches, heritage and an extension via Guarujá to Santos.
Brazilian routes
De Ouro Preto a Paraty, o caminho mais antigo da Estrada Real passa por cidades históricas, estâncias de águas e pela Mantiqueira.
The local experience
An 18th- and 19th-century colonial ensemble with pé-de-moleque (rough stone) streets laid out in a grid, whitewashed houses and doors and windows painted in bold colors, recognized by UNESCO. At full-moon high tides the water floods the streets and reflects the facades.
Discover Centro Histórico de Paraty
An 18th-century church with a white facade and stone details, one of the most photographed buildings in Paraty because it faces the pier. It houses a collection of the region's sacred art.
A caiçara village at the far south of the Rio de Janeiro coast, surrounded by the Serra da Bocaina and beaches such as Meio, Fora and Cachadaço. A short trail leads to the Cachadaço natural pool, formed by large rocks by the sea.
A smooth, sloping rock slab where the river forms a natural slide ending in the Poço do Tarzan (pool), on the Estrada Real route. It's surrounded by dense forest and artisanal distilleries.
A long, narrow arm of the sea between two mountain ranges, considered Brazil's only tropical fjord, with mangroves, caiçara communities and calm water. The climb up Pico do Pão de Açúcar do Mamanguá offers the widest view of the inlet.
