The essential experience.
A detail that changes the visit
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For the curious reader
History, landscape and context.
Paraty is a Brazilian municipality on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is 258 kilometres from the state capital, the city of Rio de Janeiro. Alongside the Atlantic Ocean, the municipal area has an average altitude of just five metres above sea level. The annual Paraty Bourbon Jazz Festival has occurred every May since 2009. The traditional music event has already brought names like Stanley Jordan, Gary Brown, Ed Motta, Leo Gandelman, Eumir Deodato, Joshua Redman, Pau Brasil Group, Dianne Reaves, Mike Stern, Naná Vasconcellos, Nuno Mindelis, Jacques Morelenbaum, Stanley Clarke, and many other leading names in jazz, blues, soul and R & B from Brazil and the world.
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From inspiration to a practical plan
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- Physical demands
- Irregular cobbled streets in town; forest walks and boat landings add different physical demands.
- The consequential detail
- Boat and inland excursions depend on conditions; reserve unstructured time for the town itself.
Through the seasons
A place in the world.
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Paraty’s historic streets meet a coast backed by forested mountains and islands.
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Paraty: background reading
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