So you’ve been posted to São Paulo or are attending a congress at the city and have a few days in your hands? Here’s a few ideas of what you could with with your spare time. ———————————————————————— 1. IF YOU HAVE JUST THE ONE DAY 1.1 Santos You could go and visit Santos historical centre, [...]

Maresias is a popular beach located in the north coast of the state of São Paulo. In a way, it is São Paulo modest answer to Ipanema. WE LIKE THE MOST: the beach, the mountains, the colour of the sea. WE LIKE THE LEAST: as elsewhere along de Atlantic Rainforest coast, environmental crime running unchecked. [...]

Accommodation in Brazil has five new blog posts, with full listings of accommodation in Ilha do Mel, Ilha Grande, Maresias, Natal and Ubatuba. Did you like this? Share it:

I have recently published a series of posts on my Blog de São Paulo (in Spanish) on the Costa dos Alcatrazes, a stretch of coast on the state of São Paulo that contains some really wonderful beaches (see map next). Show larger map The Costa dos Alcatrazes is a couple of hours away from São [...]

The distance from the city of São Paulo to the shore is relatively short, and there is no shortage of beaches along the coastline. The coast of the state of São Paulo is divided in two large regions: the north coast (litoral norte), from Ubatuba, on the border with the state of Rio de Janeiro, [...]