Situated between Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro, the ‘Green Coast’ (Costa Verde) is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful places in South America. This region shelters nearly half of the National Park of the Serra da Bocaina, which preserves fauna and flora of the Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlantica). Paraty is a pearl, straight out of the colonial era and sits in paradise. So our decision to install our offices in Paraty wasn’t entirely governed by chance. In addition this place has been World Heritage Listed by UNESCO. Paraty or paradise? but one thing is for sure, a stay here or in the surrounding areas (apart from Ilha Grande there are 80 more amazing islands) is always too short. This place is far from the chaos of city life, here you can take to the sea in boats, or walk along the beaches or the cobbled streets dating from the glorious past of the gold and diamond past of Minas Gerais.
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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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