BRAZIL - Costa Verde
Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande is an island located off the Costa Verde and the best way to reach the island is a speed boat from Angra dos Reis. For almost a century it was closed by the Brazilian government to free movement or settlement because it first housed a leper colony and then the Candido Mendes high-security prison. It was closed in 1994. The island, which is 193 km2 (75 sq mi) in area, is now a popular tourist destination that is noted for its scenic beauty, tropical beaches, luxuriant vegetation and rugged landscape. The highest point is the 1,031 m (3,383 ft) Pico da Pedra D'Água.
On 5 July 2019, Ilha Grande and Paraty were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The largest village on the island is called Vila do Abraao.
BEST TIME to VISIT ILHA GRANDE
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to BRAZIL
from May to September
arriving at a small marina
boat anchored near a beautiful beach
Small isolated house on the coastline
Small isolated house on the coastline
house and a small marina
Vila do Abraao - landscape
marina
Vila do Abraao - landscape
house and sailing boats
Vila do Abraao - landscape with palm trees
pretty bird
Isolated house with a sailboat
Isolated house with boats
Vila do Abraao - village
marina
selling food and drinks on the beach
Vila do Abraao - village
Vila do Abraao - landscape
landscape
Vila do Abraao - Pier and beach
Vila do Abraao - Anchored boats
Boat anchored near a beach
Vila do Abraao - landscape
Vila do Abraao - landscape
Isolated house on the coast
Vila do Abraao - landscape
landscape
landscape
landscape
landscape - sandy beach
landscape - sandy beach
Red boat
rugged landscape
forest landscape
house on the coast
forest landscape
marina