Angra dos Reis: It is all about to have fun on the boat in Rio de Janeiro

Angra dos Reis - In this bay you can find many isolated places and beaches that are favorites of the rich and famous for relaxing.
Angra dos Reis  is surrounded by 365 isles and  crystal green water.

  Here are the list of the  beaches:

•  Praia do Bracuhy
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•   Praia do Frade
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•   Praia do Piraquara
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•   Praia Brava
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•   Praia de Mambucaba
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•   Praia das Éguas
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•   Praia da Monsuaba
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•   Praia do Paraíso
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•   Praia da Baleia
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•   Praia da Biscaia
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•  Praia do Leme
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•   Praia de Maciéis
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•  Praia do Coqueiro
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•  Praia do Bonfim
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•  Praia das Gordas
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•   Praia Grande
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•   Praia da Vila Velha
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•   Praia da Figueira
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•   Praia do Tanguá
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•   Praia do Lagarto
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•   Praia da Gruta
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•   Praia do Tanguazinho
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•   Praia da Ribeira
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• Praia do Retiro
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•  Praia da Enseada
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•  Praia do Camorim
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•  Praia do Machado
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•   Praia de Jacuecanga
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•   Praia de Garatucaia

Ilha Grande is the name of the biggest  island in the city of Angra dos Reis





The most popular beaches are:

• Abraão
• Araçatiba
• Aventureiro
• Bananal
• Caxadaço
• Dois Rios
• Lagoa Azul
• Lagoa Verde
• Lopes Mendes
• Palmas
• Praia do Sul
• Praia do Leste
• Praia Vermelha
• Provetá
• Saco do Céu
• Sítio Forte

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Near Angra dos Reis you can find hotel options of hotels that Brazilian love the most:

• Club Med Rio das Pedras
• Hotel do Frade

Itaipava: the Winter getaway city

Itaipava 

Itaipava  is the place where the high society from Rio de Janeiro stays during this season. It is a district of Petropolis; however, it has becoming an independent city with the emergence of new business into the city. 

Itaipava is the meeting point of Carioca youth who climbs the mountain on weekends and loves the  winter fun. 

It has a quality number of  nightclubs such as, Zapata, Euro and Tamboatá beyond the pub Huricane. The bar Nucrepe is always busy all year long because offers also live music.

A highlight of the city is Castelo de Itaipava club.This club is an upscale place where it has bar,restaurant and amazing dance space.

Castelo has sophisticate food,entertainment and a de'j`a vu Brazil history moment because it keeps its architecture and its interior design from the age of Brazil Empire.

It is the place that you can not  miss when you visit Itaipava.

Other than nice restaurants,cozy hotels and peace,Itaipava offers  a variety opportunity for practicing Ecotourism:

•     Waterfalls  
•      Hiking   
•      Canyoning  
•      Cascading   
•      Horseback riding   
•      Cycling   
•      Jeep Tour  
•      Climbing Wall   
•      Outdoor Training   
•      Paintball   
•      Fish and Pay   
•      Rafting

Friburgo:hot things to do in the coldest city in the Rio de Janeiro

Nova Friburgo,known as Friburgo the coldest city of Rio de Janeiro state.
The main economic activities are the undergarment industry and tourism.This city is famous for the cheapest lingerie in the state.

Nova Friburgo has a variety of:

•     Natural beauty: Nova Friburgo is located in one of the largest reserves of fauna and flora of the country. It is ideal to breathe the fresh mountain air, bathing in waterfalls, trout fishing, and observe the city from the mountains.

•     Leading trade: It is now featured in a national pole underwear, with hundreds of lingerie stores, offering quality and irresistible prices.

• Adventure and leisure: Our mountains, forests and rural circuit are perfect for hiking, extreme sports, trekking, rappelling, mountain biking, horseback riding, enduros, jeep tours, rock climbing and canoeing, rafting and acqua ride.

•     Hospitality:If you are looking for to stay in the four stars hotel,the Hotel Garlipp is the best option to stay in  Friburgo. The price range is $261, per night.

• Restaurants and foods: More than 100 restaurants the city offer  a variety of cuisine, coupled with the cold of the mountain, become perfect for tasting fondues, wine, trout and amazings handmade chocolates in the fireplace. 

O Cururu:

Parque Municipal Juarez Frotté 

Mury

Hotel Garlipp

                                        Pico Maior is the highest point of the Serra do Mar.

Pico Maior

                         

Pedra da Tartaruga
The Turtle Mountain

Lumiar
Encontro dos Rios

Teresopolis:the natural beauty is the charm of this city

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·          On top of the Serra dos Orgaos (the Organ Mountains), with huge greens areas, waterfall, delightful landscape.   

            Teresopolis, in Portuguese means the city of Teresa in honor to an Empress Teresa Cristina, who was D. Pedro II’s wife, Emperor of Brazil.

·        The Imperial Family  was often in Teresopolis  for the  weekends and holidays.

The God Finger Rock
Dedo de Deus

The Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos is the third national park in Brazil where the  objective was to protect the native forest on the hillsides and the fresh water springs.
If you are adventurous, looking for direct contact with nature and love mountaineering,this is the place to visit.The Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos is open from May to September for mountaineering practices.

Marcelo Medeiros from the Chico Mendes Institute suggests some fun trails :

• Trilha Uricanal (Uricanal Trail) – this trail is considered easy trail.It is around  seven  miles in  length and  it takes around  four hours to walk. On the way you can find rivers and crystalline waterfalls.

• Caminho do Ouro (Gold Road)– Another easy trail with around seven miles length as well.It also takes four hours to walk. In the beautiful forest you can find the first railroad from the Brazilian Empire.

• Trilha da Pedra do Sino (Stone Bell Trail) – This trail also can be covered in approximately four hours and has around seven miles of length.The best moment in this trail is watch the Sunrise at 2263 meters above the sea level from the the highest point of the Organ Mountains, at the summit of Pedra do Sino.

• Subida do Morro do Açu( Ascent of Mount Acu) – Hard trail around five miles of length,and it takes around fours to be covered.Trilha pesada, tem 8 km e leva em torno de quatro horas para ser percorrida. The sunset at  Castelos do Açu is the highlight of the trail.

• Travessia Açu -Sino (Acu-Crossing Bell) – Another hard trail with around six miles to be covered in seven hours.This trail is considered the most beautiful trail in Brazil because at  certain point you can see the Rio de Janeiro city and its view such as, the Guanabara Bay, The Corcovado Mountain, Sugar Loaf and the Gávea Stone.  

Parque Nacional da Serra dos Orgaos

Lago da Granja Comary

 Comary Lake

Cidade do Alto

        Alto neighborhood

Along way  hikers can observe  different forms of vegetation, flora, fauna,waterfalls and caves.

Serra do Mar


If you are looking for to stay in the four stars hotel,Hotel Le Canton is the best option to stay in  Teresopolis. The price range is $286, per night.

Hotel Le Canton

Petropolis: So beautiful, an emperor fell in love with it.

This  mountainous region has a special glamour. Petropolis has  natural beauty and history.There, is where  you find the history of Brazil.

In the 18th century, Dom Pedro I, the king  of Portugal and the first Emperor of Brazil, afraid of French invasion of his colony,decided to come to Brazil to protect his colony and fell in love with Petropolis city.

 Dom Pedro I decided  to stay in Brazil,which  was still a colony of Portugal, and declare Brazil as independent Country.

Later on, Dom Pedro I decide to go  back to Portugal and his son, Dom Pedro II,   (Lord Peter II) became the second Emperor of Brazil,who stayed there and built his family and never went back to Portugal. 

Petropolis

Camera dos Vereadores 

Hotel Cassino Quitandinha

The Hotel e Cassino Quitandinha  is the post card of Petropolis.It was build in 1944 with the purpose of  to be the largest casino in Latin American.
Its sophisticate architecture style was  based on the  European casinos in  Normandy. It can host up to 10,000 visitors simultaneously.
Popular known as Quitandinha, it works as cassino for only two years.
In 1946, the President of Brazil,Eurico Gaspar Dutra prohibited gambling,and Quitandinha works as hotel for long period of time.
Today,Quitandinha is a huge cultural center visited from the lovers of culture,luxury interior design and architecture.

Museu Imperial de Petropolis

The Fazenda do Corrego Seco,today runs the Museu Imperial de Petropolis(the Imperial Museum), was Dom Pedro II's residence inherited from his father Dom Pedro I.

The Museu Imperial de Petropolis is a  neoclassical building, which currently runs the Imperial Museum.

Palacio de Cristal

Palacio de Cristal it was build for the purpose of housing vegetables and birds of the region.

In 18th century was a cenarium of one of the most important moments in Petropolis.A beautiful party celebration when the last slaves were free.Today exhibits several cultural events.

Universidade Catolica de Petropolis
Petropolis Catholic University

Cabo Frio: where the beach is the show

Cabo Frio has a variety of beautiful beaches. The most famous are:

• Praia do Forte
• Praia de Peró
• Praia de Conchas
• Praia do Sudoeste
• Praia das Dunas
• Praia do Foguete
• Praia Brava

Praia do Forte:

 Praia do Forte has a unique beauty because of its white sands and its blue and green water.  Its water is crystal and changes constantly from light blue to green.

 It is one of the most famous post card of the city, and the best place for entertaining.

It is fan to hang out at the strip along the beach, or stop at the bars in front of the water. The tourists love to watch people walking back and forth for hours.

 There you can find the most interesting people- people from everywhere in the world, locals, hippie, millionaire, etc…They are all mixed in one place.

Praia do Forte is considered the best beach to go during the day and the best place to go during the night.

Praia do Forte is considered one of the best places in Rio de Janeiro state for sailing because of its high streak.

The beach is called Forte because has a very famous monument, Forte Sao Mateus. It was built on 17 century by the Portuguese in the colonization time to protect the city against foreign invasion and pirates.

Praia do Peró e Praia das Conchas:

They are located next to each other separated by a canal. Praia do Pero has a warm water and great waves, which attracts surfers from everywhere in the world.

At Praia das Conchas is very popular for net fishing and eating fresh seafood   at the beachfront. Along the beach you can find kiosks bar and restaurants with   alive music. It is a wonderful place for daylight entertainment.  

Praia do Sudoeste:

It is located close to Cabo Frio's airport and very famous for having a high salinity water. Watch out when you exposing yourself to the sun.

It is also a perfect place to picnic with family.

Praia das Dunas:

The access to the Praia das Dunas is from the Praia do Forte.

 It is considered the best beach for surfing in Cabo Frio, but is also famous for its strong currents. Be careful when you bathing yourself in the water.

Praia das Dunas t is surrounded by huge white sand dunes with a wild natural vegetation.

Praia do Foguete:

The coldest water beach in Cabo Frio areas.

It is famous for having a deep ocean and a strong currents. It has a desert look with a quiet natural vegetation

The calm is there. 

Praia Brava:

Surrounded by cliffs, Brava Beach is a wild place with clear and very choppy waters.

If you like to practice the nudism here is the place.

It is a beach where you need to walk through stone path in sloping terrain for you to be able to get there. Surfers also like to visit there.