DURING THE COLONIAL PERIOD, THE BRAZILIAN CITY OF PARATY WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT GOLD EXPORTING PORT IN THE COUNTRY. HOWEVER, ITS SPLENDOR WOULD COME THANKS TO THE EXPLOITATION OF ANOTHER RESOURCE, A VERY DIFFERENT ONE: TOURISM.
< DIV STYLE = "TEXT-ALIGN: JUSTIFY;"> THE BRITISH CHESTERTON HAD ALREADY WARNED IN ONE SENTENCE. "THE GOLDEN AGE RETURNS TO MEN WHEN, EVEN IF ONLY MOMENTARILY, THEY FORGET ABOUT GOLD." PARATY BEGAN TO BE POPULATED FROM 1583, ONE YEAR PECULIARLY REMOTE FOR A SOUTH AMERICAN CITY. BUT GOLD JUSTIFIED EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE RECURRING ENTRY OF THE SEA INTO THE STREETS EVERY TIME THE TIDE CAME IN. & NBSP;
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TODAY JUST OVER 33,000 PEOPLE LIVE IN PARATY, BUT THE MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME IS FAR FROM THE GOLD THAT RAISED IT CENTURIES AGO. & NBSP;
IN FACT , A 2015 STUDY FOUND THAT PARATY WAS THE BRAZILIAN CITY WHOSE LOCAL ECONOMY HAD EVOLVED THE MOST IN RECENT YEARS. & NBSP;
PARATY IS FAMOUS FOR ITS STONE STREETS , FOR ITS BOOK FAIR AND FOR THE ROOTS OF ITS INHABITANTS TO THE LOCAL CULTURE. BUT ABOVE ALL FOR THE AQUATIC ADVENTURES AND FUN POSSIBILITIES THAT SO ATTRACT TOURISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
NEXT WE WILL REVIEW THE BEST ACTIVITIES TO DO IN THAT BEAUTIFUL CORNER OF BRAZIL.
PARATY ISLANDS TOUR
THE BOAT TOUR TAKES TOURISTS TO VISIT SEVERAL OF THE 65 ISLANDS THAT PARATY BAY OFFERS, WITH ITS IDYLLIC BEACHES, CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS AND COASTAL VEGETATION.
THIS WALK IS IDEAL FOR BATHING AND ENJOYING. BUT ALSO FOR SNORKELING, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS UNDERWATER.
COLORFUL FISH, CORALS, STARFISH ... UNDERWATER IT'S ANOTHER WORLD, ONE THAT YOU HAVE TO KNOW.
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THE CITY TOUR OF PARATY
CONNOISSEURS SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITIES IN BRAZIL. WALKING ITS STREETS IS TAKING A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME TO THE COLONIAL ERA.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT COBBLED STREETS, MORE CHURCHES THAN YOU CAN VISIT, HUGE HOUSES WITH WINDOWS AS BIG AS DOORS, ART, CULTURE ... & NBSP;
PARATY HAS MANAGED TO MAINTAIN ITS ESSENCE OF COMMUNITY FROM THE 18TH CENTURY. HOWEVER, TODAY IT HAS THE PARTICULAR REPUTATION OF OFFERING ONE OF THE BEST CULTURAL FACES IN BRAZIL TODAY. IT IS A CITY THAT VALUES THOUGHT AND ART AS WAYS OF LIFE.
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KAYAK RIDE
KAYAKING THE ISLANDS OF PARATY BAY IS A UNIQUE AND UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FOR NATURE LOVERS. DIRECT CONTACT WITH MARINE ANIMAL SPECIES, WITH AQUATIC PLANTS AND WITH THE CRYSTAL CLEAR WATERS OF THE REGION IS POSSIBLE BECAUSE KAYAKING IS NAVIGATED AT THE SAME SEA LEVEL.
FOR FOUR HOURS, THOSE WHO VISIT PARATY ARE DAZZLED BY A SPECTACULAR TOUR WITH AN EXPERT GUIDE WHO ALSO EXPLAINS EACH NATURAL PHENOMENON AND EACH CREATURE.
THIS TOUR INCLUDES A STOP TO ENJOY IDYLLIC BEACHES. BUT IF THE TIDE IS HIGH, IT ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO WALK THROUGH THE MANGROVES.
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JEEP TOUR OF SIERRA DA NATIONAL PARK BOCAINA
THOSE SEEKING ADRENALINE SHOULD VISIT THE NATIONAL PARK SIERRA DA BOCAINA IN AN ALL-TERRAIN CAR. THE TOUR DELVES INTO THE ATLANTIC FOREST AND STOPS AT AMAZING WATERFALLS.
ANOTHER GREAT ATTRACTION OF THIS EXCURSION IS A VISIT TO THE ALAMBIQUE D'OURO, WHERE IT OCCURS THE TRADITIONAL DRINK OF BRAZIL: CACHAÇA. THERE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT ITS PREPARATION TO END WITH AN UNFORGETTABLE TASTING.
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LA ENSENADA TRINIDADE
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THIS TOUR COVERS THE BEST BEACHES IN PARATY, MOST OF WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN ALTERED BY HUMANS. WITH BEAUTIFUL WALKS IN THE ATLANTIC FOREST, THE WALK RUNS ALONG COASTS SUCH AS THE PRAIA DO MEIO, PRAIA DO CACHADAÇO BEACHES, THE CACHADAÇO NATURAL POOL, PRAIA DO CEPILHO AND PRAIA DOS RANCHOS.
IN ADDITION, THE TOUR ALLOWS YOU TO DISCOVER THE UNDERWATER WORLD THAT IS UNDER THE WATERS OF THE BAY OF PARATY.
PARATY HAS RISEN FOR THE LAST DECADES AS A TOURIST CITY THANKS TO THE VOCATION OF ITS INHABITANTS TO TEACH THE NATURAL BEAUTIES WITH WHICH THEY WERE BLESSED. & NBSP;
TODAY NOT BY CHANCE IT IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS REQUESTED BY BRAZILIANS AND FOREIGNERS VISITING THE LARGEST NATION IN SOUTH AMERICA.