Angra dos Reis Brazil
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Costa Cruises (3 Cruises)
Frequently Asked Questions
At anchor in the bay, with tender landings at Santa Luzia pier right downtown. Some itineraries prefer to tender directly to Ilha Grande, the long island closing the horizon.
On Brazil's Costa Verde, halfway between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The bay is scattered with wooded islets, 365 of them by local reckoning, one for each day of the year, and framed by Atlantic rainforest.
The schooner trip around the bay is the classic excursion: island-hopping with swim stops. An hour walking the centre rounds off the day, before or after.
A car-free island, once a haunt of pirates, then a leper colony and a penitentiary, now given back to nature and walkers. Boats land at Vila do Abraão, from where forest trails and water taxis lead to wild beaches.
Lopes Mendes on Ilha Grande, regularly named among Brazil's most beautiful for its pale sand and clear water. You have to earn it: no road, no cars, only the trail or a boat.
A schooner cruise on those two-deck wooden boats. You sail from islet to islet with swim stops in coves such as the Botinas islands or the Lagoa Azul. Masks and snorkels circulate on board, with soft music and cut fruit on deck.
A colonial church facing the main square, busy shopping lanes and a market where fish stalls sit beside forest fruit. Allow an hour: that is enough.
From the Bay of Kings: Portuguese navigators passed here on 6 January 1502, the feast of the Epiphany. The name has outlived them by five centuries.
The Brazilian real, and cards work almost everywhere in town. Portuguese is spoken; English is limited outside tour operators.
The southern summer is hot and humid, with brief frequent showers. They pass quickly and rarely spoil a schooner trip, but a light windbreaker helps.
