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The Best Attractions In Ilha Grande

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Ilha Grande is an island located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The island, which is part of the municipality of Angra dos Reis, remains largely undeveloped. 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 a top-security prison. Cândido Mendes high-security prison housed some of the most dangerous prisoners within the Brazilian penal system. It was closed in 1994. The largest village on the island is called Vila do Abraão with approximately 1900 inhabitants. The island, which is 193 km2 in area, is now a popular tourist destination that is no...
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  • 2. Lagoa Azul Ilha Grande
    Lagoa is an affluent residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil located around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon. It borders the neighborhoods of Ipanema, Leblon, Copacabana, Gávea, Jardim Botânico, and Humaitá. It is the third most expensive neighborhood to live in South America. It is also one of the few places in Rio de Janeiro without a favela . The population is of about 18,200 inhabitants. Around the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon there is a 7.5 km long cicleway and many parks.
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  • 3. Aventureiro Beach Ilha Grande
    The Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserve , formerly the Aventureiro Marine State Park, is a sustainable development reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It supports artisanal fishing by a small traditional community on the Ilha Grande, an island off the southwest coast of the state.
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  • 4. Lagoa Verde, Ilha Grande Ilha Grande
    Lagoa dos Gatos is a municipality in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
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  • 9. Tropical Forest Ilha Grande
    Trindade and Martin Vaz is an archipelago located in the Southern Atlantic Ocean about 1,100 kilometres east of the coast of Espírito Santo, Brazil, which it constitutes a part of. The archipelago has a total area of 10.4 square kilometres and a population of 32 . The archipelago consists of five islands and several rocks and stacks; Trindade is the largest island, with an area of 10.1 square kilometres ; about 49 kilometres east of it are the tiny Martin Vaz islets, with a total area of 0.3 square kilometres . The islands are of volcanic origin and have rugged terrain. They are largely barren, except for the southern part of Trindade. They were discovered in 1502 by Portuguese explorer Estêvão da Gama and stayed Portuguese until they became part of Brazil at its independence in 1822. F...
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  • 13. Abraao Beach Ilha Grande
    Vila do Abraão is a village at Ilha Grande. It is part of the Angra dos Reis municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro. The village is located in a cove and is the largest urban center on the island, with roughly 3,000 inhabitants. It contains most of the island's infrastructure and is therefore considered the capital of the island.
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