Your guide · Costa Verde
Paraty
A UNESCO colonial town on the Costa Verde, where the Atlantic forest spills into the sea and every cobblestone has a story.
A UNESCO colonial town on the Costa Verde, where the Atlantic forest spills into the sea and every cobblestone has a story.
Paraty was Brazil's gold port in the 1700s, then cachaça capital, then forgotten — then rediscovered. Today it's a living museum: whitewashed walls, blue-trimmed shutters, stone streets that flood with the tide.
Gold route, sugar, cachaça — three centuries in one walk.
Churches, the old docks, Forte Defensor, and Ilha do Araújo.
How to arrive, how to move — by foot, boat, or schooner.
Bianca's short list of truly good restaurants, botecos, and beach kiosks.
Artisan cachaça, indigenous art, handmade linens, ceramic beads.
Schooner island-hops, Pedra Branca, Sete Quedas — plan your days.
Cantinho do Marinheiro is a short drive from the historic center, the main piers, and the best beach roads.