Hello! I’m sat in our hostel in a place called Paraty, 2 hours south of Ilha Grande the tropical inland i wrote the last blog from. We spent 4 days there in hot sunshine just thinking every moment how amazing it was. The island was something you’d see on an episode of Lost with steep tree covered mountains as the backdrop to the beaches. The more time we’re spending in Brazil the more I like it! Although Rio was an experience this is what it’s all about - chilled out, good people, colourful buildings and a good atmosphere. Ilha Grande had no roads, no atms, no McDonalds and most of the paths were just sand!! One afternoon Steve and I were sat at a beachside bar, drinking capiranha’s in the late afternoon sun listening to Brazilian
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