Ilha do Mel 23 to 25 March 2010 015 Isthmus

The shore of the island is unstable. There is a real risk of it being divided in two distinct islands. The large bay seen here on the right of the picture did not exist 10 years ago. Land and what was built on it like the local school were claimed by the sea.

Ilha do Mel 23 to 25 March 2010

April 2nd 2010
The Ilha do Mel is situated at the mouth of the Paranaguá bay. What is special about it is that it is a preserved island, with most of it territory an ecological preserve. The inhabitants live in two 'villages', Nova Brasilia and Encantadas. There are neither roads nor cars on the island. To go from Brasilia to Encantadas one can walk by the beach (but only at low tide) or by boat. The numbe ... read more

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