Parati

Here is Parati! Located on the coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro- 6 hours by bus from São Paulo.

I arrive the day before my friends and take the time to view the historic city.. and it really is beautiful. Unfortunately the weather doesn't hold up and the rest of my stay is in overcast, bleak, rainy weather- so I don't see any of the beautiful islands or beaches by boat. The best that we do (Júlia, Gabriela and I) is to take a Jeep Tour of the Cachoeiras (waterfalls). They were not very desirable but it was still a day out with the girls. Apologies for the lack of beach photos, but the weather has been bleak everywhere since I had been in Parati 10 days ago. Apparently the weather will improve just after I leave Rio de Janeiro city. So as a notice, I probably won't post any Rio City images of particular interest until later when I return to fly home in December- because I hope the weather will be nicer to take some more photos then... fingers crossed..