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Costa
Verde - Paraty
Is a small town in the west coast of the Rio de Janeiro state. It was
founded in the colonial days by the Portuguese who used the port to ship
all the gold that was being brought from the gold region, so it is one
of the oldest towns in the country with more than 400 years of history.
During the gold cicle it was one of the main ports in the country and
later it flourished with the production of a sugar cane liquor called
"cachaça", resulting in the association of the town's name with the
famous drink to the point that it's even quoted in the dictionary.
Like Angra dos Reis, it's located in the Ilha Grande bay. The pacific
bay waters are splendid for skindiving and boat riding around the
islands with stops to swim from the boat to secluded little beaches. |