Day Three: Paraty, Brazil

A view of the Paraty shore.

Day three saw our arrival to Paraty, a small colonial town south of Rio de Janeiro. Unfortunately most of our time in Paraty was slightly marred by rain, but it always allowed enough breaks in the rain to enjoy the town!

We stayed at the Pousada do Principe, it was a short walk to the historic part of town, and a very nice little place to stay.




After setting our stuff down into our rooms, we took a stroll around the historic portion of the city.

They had some beautifully colored doors - not just some I suppose, but all over.


In front of the Capela de Santa Rita (Chapel of Saint Rita) - built in 1722, and it's the oldest church in the town.


Because it was raining so much, there was water flooded into the streets. This seems to be not abnormal - as they have platforms that cross the streets at some points to keep you from having to walk through the water. This was designed for when high tide hits too.

Here it was day three of my trip - and I had yet to have a coconut or see a beach! So this was my first coconut and my first Brazilian "beach" ;)



This is the man who cut the top of my coconut off with a machete. This is apparently a very popular after-beach refreshment. My first sip was less sweet than I had anticipated, but still good!

That night we went back to the pousada and just relaxed. We had dinner at the little bar they operated in the common area and talked for a few hours before going to bed.