Paraty – Brazil’s most beautiful small town
Brazil is home to many beautiful small colonial towns. With its exquisite Baroque architecture, stunning coastline, and tall mountains covered with pristine Atlantic Forest, Paraty is perhaps my favorite of all. Located conveniently half-way between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, it makes for a great long weekend trip from either of the cities. Paraty’s tryst with the Gold Rush Long before the Portuguese colonized Paraty, the region was inhabited by the Guaianás Indians. When the Portuguese established the town,…