Paraty to Rio de Janeiro

The weather wasn’t great during our first few days in Paraty, but at least we were dry after the thorough soaking we received in Sao Paolo. We used the time to do a few “non-beach” tourist activities, such as renting a boat to take us around the coast, walking in the jungle and visiting a cachaça distillery.

An inaccessible beach near Paraty

A pool near ParatyFoliageThe Pedra Branca riverA cachaca distillery
The old town of Paraty is really nice, too:

Historic ParatyBoats at Paraty port

The place we were staying in – the Resort Croce del Sud – was really special. It had been built by an Italian named Luca, who had previously built a boat he was living on when he discovered Paraty and decided to settle here. It turns out Luca is also a former software developer, having built software for the Industrial Automation space back in the 80s and 90s in Italy.

Our host, Luca, and his Newfoundland, Tato

The view from the Resort Cruce del Sol

The rooms were basic but comfortable, and we stayed right on the edge of the jungle. (The noises at night were incredible.) We originally booked for 4 nights and then chose to extend for another 2, as we found it a really interesting place to stay. It…

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