It may seem ironic that between Brazil’s two largest and most industrial cities is a coastline of unparalleled beauty and variety with some of Brazil’s finest beaches. Spanning the 429 kilometers of coastline are beaches and tropical islands, both urbanized and semi-deserted. Some areas are practically unknown and...
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The original inhabitants of Ilhabela were simple people who lived off fishing and wild harvesting and made their homes around the edges of the island. To this day, the outer rim of the island is mostly inhabited by families of the island’s original inhabitants, still fishing the waters for sustenance.
During the 19th century, the...
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Inner Beaches
The beaches along the inner rim of the island are the most frequented, since there is a coastal road that connects them and the water here is calm and tranquil. Most people arrive on the island by car and the coastal road can get pretty crowded on weekends and during the peak season. On off-season weekdays, you can...
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