Experience the best of Paraty
Paraty is a Portuguese colonial port on Brazil's Green Coast, with whitewashed houses, cobbled streets and a bay full of forested islands.
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Paraty grew rich in the eighteenth century as the port where Minas Gerais gold was shipped towards Rio and Portugal, and its historic centre, a World Heritage Site, keeps the whitewashed houses, painted doors and rounded stone streets of that time. The streets slope so that the highest tides flood them, a design said to wash them clean. Small churches once served different communities, among them Santa Rita, Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Nossa Senhora das Dores.
Beyond the centre, the bay is dotted with islands, and schooners carry visitors to beaches that can only be reached by sea. The Saco do Mamanguá, a deep tropical inlet, is a calm place for kayaking, while inland the Atlantic rainforest of the Serra da Bocaina climbs behind the town, with waterfalls and the stone-paved old gold road that mule trains once followed down to the coast.
Paraty is famed for cachaça, the sugar-cane spirit, poured neat or in a caipirinha, with small distilleries in the hills around the town. The coast's cooking leans on fresh fish and shrimp, and azul-marinho, a stew of fish and green banana named for its dark colour, is a local dish. The drier months from May to September are cooler, and the summers are warm and humid.
- 3 skip-the-line tickets
- Free cancellation on 94% of experiences
- 4.8 across the top 18
Top 9 attractions in Paraty
Number 1Paraty Bay
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Number 2Cachoeira Toboga
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Number 3Gold Path (Caminho do Ouro)
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Number 4Paraty Historic Center (Centro Historico Paraty)
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Number 5Fora Beach (Praia dos Ranchos)
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Number 6Trindade Beach (Praia da Trindade)
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Number 7First Church of Our Lady of the Remedies
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Number 8Paraty House of Culture (Casa da Cultura)
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Number 9Sono Beach
Signature experiences in Paraty
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Questions about Paraty
- What are the top attractions in Paraty?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Paraty are Paraty Bay, Cachoeira Toboga, Gold Path (Caminho do Ouro), Paraty Historic Center (Centro Historico Paraty).
- What is the most popular experience in Paraty?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "Boat tour experience with snorkel mask included - BY NETUNO TOURS", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 1,445 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Paraty take?
- The typical experience in Paraty lasts about 5 hours; the middle half run between 3 hours and 5.5 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Paraty?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 94% of the 102 experiences we hold for Paraty. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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