Paraty
A 300-year-old town where the Atlantic Forest meets a bay full of islands. Here is everything worth doing — and exactly how to get here.
Paraty (sometimes written Parati) sits on the Costa Verde — the "Green Coast" — roughly halfway between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Its colonial center of whitewashed houses and cobblestone streets is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the rainforest behind it is some of the richest left on Earth. In front: a calm, island-strewn bay made for boats. Behind: waterfalls, gold-rush trails and national parks. This is the guide we built for our own guests.
Read the full 5,000-word guide →Six ways to spend your days
Rock slides & jungle pools
The famous Cachoeira do Tobogã — a natural granite waterslide — plus the Poço do Tarzan and the falls along the Pedra Branca road, many beside the cachaça distilleries that made Paraty famous.
The waterfalls guide →
The forest, on foot
The Gold Trail's colonial stone paths, the Serra da Bocaina National Park, the wild Juatinga reserve, and the hike to the Sugarloaf of the Mamanguá — the only true tropical fjord in Brazil.
Trails & nature guide →
Islands, schooners & hidden sand
The classic schooner tour of the bay, the turquoise Lagoa Azul, and the beaches you can only reach by boat or trail — Sono, Lula, and the natural pools of Trindade.
Boats & beaches guide →
Cobblestones & cachaça
The car-free colonial center, the churches, the art galleries and pousadas, the restaurants — and the distilleries that gave the world the word cachaça. It's covered in depth in our complete guide.
The complete guide →Closer than it looks
Most guests fly into Rio de Janeiro and drive — or are driven — down the spectacular Rio-Santos coast road (BR-101). There's also a small airstrip at Paraty for private charters, and a comfortable coach line from Rio. We arrange transfers for every Amorielli stay.
How to get to Paraty — the full guide →Every Paraty guide
The Complete Guide to Paraty, Brazil
Everything you need for the Costa Verde's most beautiful town: the UNESCO old town, the waterfalls and trails, the islands and beaches, the cachaça, where to eat and stay, when to come — and exactly how to get here.
The Waterfalls of Paraty: A Complete Guide
From the natural rock-slide of the Tobogã to the jungle pools of the Pedra Branca valley — where to find Paraty's waterfalls, how to reach them, how to stay safe, and the cachaça distilleries hidden among them.
Hiking & Nature in Paraty: Trails, Parks & the Atlantic Forest
The colonial Gold Trail, the Serra da Bocaina National Park, the wild Juatinga reserve and the climb to the Sugarloaf of the Mamanguá — a complete guide to walking one of the planet's richest forests.
Paraty by Boat: Islands, Beaches & Schooner Tours
Sixty-five islands, three hundred beaches and water the colour of glass. How to choose between the classic schooner and a private speedboat, the beaches worth the trail, and the day trip to Trindade's natural pool.
How to Get to Paraty: Airports, Transfers & the Drive from Rio
Which airport to fly into, how long the drive really takes, when to consider an air taxi into Paraty's own airstrip, and how to make the famous Rio-Santos coast road work for you instead of against you.
See Paraty from Amorielli.
A villa with a pool, a waterfall and the best view of the bay — opening Spring 2027. Join the waitlist for first booking.