As cruise ships are not able to dock here you will be tendered ashore. The tender will take about 30 minutes.

Printable map to take along.

Cruise calendar for this port.

Watch a destination video.

The tender dock is full of fishing boats and tour schooners painted in vibrant colors. The walk into the old town, past the old church, is a 5 minute walk. The cobble stone streets are very pretty with restored colonial homes turned into small shops, restaurants, and artists studios. Apparently the streets are designed so that at high tide the water comes into the street and cleans them.

Parati or Paraty is a delightful colonial town between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro whose town center has been declared a national historic monument and car free. There is also a small fort called Forte do Defensor Perpetuo (1822) and a couple of excellent beaches nearby.

Just wander the town and enjoy it.

Buses to the beautiful village and beaches at Trindade and outlying beaches leave from the Bus Station. Buy tickets onboard approximately R$3 to Trindade.

Cachaça, a kind of rum, Paraty is one of the famous producers in Brazil, as in fact a century ago cachaça was known as parati.

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Portuguese spoken.

Internet cafes are sparse.

Basic hours for most stores and businesses are from 9am to 6pm, with an extended lunch hour from around noon to 2pm.

Many museums are closed on monday.

National holidays:

January 1
Carnival - the five days leading up to Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
April 21 - Remembrance of Tiradentes
May 1 - Labour Day
Corpus Christi
September 7 - Independence Day
October 12 - Nossa Senhora Aparecida
November 2 - Dia dos Finados (the Day of the Dead)
November 15 - Proclamation of the Republic
December 2

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