To find this haven, travel along the ‘Green Coast’, the lush green corridor between the sea and mountains facing the Bay of
Sepetiba. Refuge for pirates in the sixteenth century, the village of
Paraty delights in a rare gift, an idyllic natural environment sheltering one of the most beautiful historical colonial sites, World Heritage listed by UNESCO, in
Brazil. Until the end of the nineteenth century this city blossomed considerably, thanks to it’s port and the exportation of gold, sugarcane and coffee, before the terrible collapse and almost abandonment of the city when
Rio emerged. This episode in history meant that the city maintained its traditional way of life from olden times.
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