Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Travelling around Rio State

If you decide to go and travel a bit, as you should if you can, Rio de Janeiro State is petty big, with lots of smaller cities at the beach and also in the mountains:

I-Beaches:

* Buzios:


It is t
he most famous beach destination for tourists (gringos). It has a small town feeling but with a buzzy nightlife.
The options for accommodation are numerous: you can stay in a guest house (pousada) really cheaply or go to a fancy hotel and indulge. Do not forget to make a reservation before you get there. Also, you should consider renting a car
for the occasion, as the beaches sometimes are located far alway from each other).

1-Buzios Central Hostel (one of best in Br.)

Av Jose Bento Ribeiro Dantas, 1475 - Centro - Buzios

RJ - Brasil - CEP 28950-000
Telefones: 55 (22) 2623-2329 (21) 4063-8501 (11) 4063-5638 (31) 4063-9655 (61) 4063-8566

E-mail: info@buzioscentral.com.br

http://www.buzioscentral.com.br/



2-Pousada Hibiscus Beach
Rua 1, Nº 22 Quadra C, Praia de João Fernandes

Búzios - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil 28.950-000
Phone/Fax: 55 (22) 2623-6221

reservas@hibiscusbeach.com.br

www.hibiscusbeach.com.br



3- Pousada Meu Sonho

Av. Jose Bento Ribeiro Dantas, 1289

Búzios - RJ - Brasil

CEP 28950-000

Tel/Fax: 00 55 22 2623-0902

E-mail: meusonho@alohanet.com.br

http://www.meusonho-buzios.8k.com./



4-Pousada Santa Fe:
Praça Santos Dumont, 300 - Centro - Búzios.
Tel.: (22) 2623-6404 / Fax.: (22) 2623-9986
http://www.pousadasantafe.com/


5-Solar do Peixe Vivo
Orla Bardot 994. Praia da Armação. Búzios. RJ. Brasil.
Tel/Fax 0055 22 2623 1850.

reservas@solardopeixevivo.com.br

www.solardopeixevivo.com.br.


6-PousadaVila do Mar

Travessa dos Pescadores 88, Armacao de Buzios, RJ, Brasil

tel: 55- 22- 2623 1466

www.viladomar.com



* Itacuruca:


Tranquil island,
with gorgeous rolling hills and green waters.
I used to go there with my family when we where little. It is the place for short boat trips, aquatic sports, eating, drinking and relaxing.


1- Hotel Pierre (thats where my family stayed... we had a blast)

55-21- 2688 156o

www.hotelpierre.com.br


2-Hotel Elias C
Ilha de Itacuruçá
Praia Cabeça do Boi

Fone: (21) 9639-5707


3-
Hotel Jaguanum
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
(55.21)-3324-4514
info@jaguanum.com
http://jaguanum.com/


* Ilha Grande:

This is the Island where I used to camp on my high school days.
The entire Island is a state park with mountainous jungle, historic ruins and beautiful beaches. There is still a lot of wildlife there so it is great for hiking, snorkling, and boat trips.



1- Pousada Oasis
Oásis - Praia do Canto - Abraão - Ilha Grande
+ 55 (24) 3361-5549
oasis@ilhagrande.org
http://www.geocities.com/ilha_grande/gb.html


2-Pousada Porto Girassol

Praia do Canto, Ilha Grande
reservations:
(21) 2437 1056 (Rio de Janeiro)
(21) 8810 8243
(Rio de Janeiro)
(24) 9979 4305 (Ilha Grande)
(24) 3361 9527 (Ilha Grande)
Pousada:
(24) 3361 5277 / 3361 9276
http://www.ilhagrande.org/portogirassol/pousada.html


3-
Pousada Água Viva
Fones: (24) 3361 5166 / 3361 5156 / (21) 2688 4716
E-mail: ilhagrande@pousadaaguaviva.com.br
http://www.ilhagrande.com.br/pages/pousadas/aguaviva/


4-
Pousada d Holandes
Rua da Assembléa, s/n, Vila do Abraão
Tel: (24) 3361-5034
(21) 3833-7979
pousadaholandes@bol.com.br
http://www.ilhagrande.org/holandes
www.pousadaholandes.ilhagrande.com



5-
Pousada Sankay
Caixa Postal: 73177 - Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro - CEP.23900-970
Tel/Fax: 021 24 3365 1090 - Tel: 021 24 3365 4065
FOR INTERNATIONAL CALLS, DIAL +55 24 3365 1090 or +55 24 3365 4065
every day : 8:00 am to 11:30 am 12:30 pm to 05:00 pm

contato@pousadasankay.com.br
http://www.pousadasankay.com.br/


6-Cantinho de Ara
55-24- 3365 1184


7- Pousada Refugio do Capitao

Rua Beira Mar ,62 Praia Grande - Enseada de Araçatiba
Tels: 24 33674040
http://www.refugiodocapitao.com/site/secao.asp?i=4


* Paraty:

It is a very cute and colonial small city. There is also boat trips around the beaches and excellent restaurants and bar options.
There is an Irish pousada in Paraty: Brazish - a cork guy owns it... I stayed there one year, during a literature festival (an they named the street James Joyce St!! ) so its quite nice and they're very friendly: Pousada brazish: http://www.brazish.com/en/


1-
POUSADA BAMBU BAMBOO
Rua Glauber Rocha, nº 09
Portal das Artes - Paraty - RJ - Brasil
Cep: 23.970-000
Phone: (24) 3371-8629 / (24) 3371-8518

enquiries@bambubamboo.com
http://www.bambubamboo.com./ingles/iindex.htm


2-
Casa do Rio Hostel
R. Antônio Vidal, 120 Paraty-RJ. Brasil

Tel: (+5524) 3371-2223
http://www.paratyhostel.com/index.html


3-
HOTEL COXIXO
R. do Comércio, 362. Paraty - RJ
Telefax: (024) 3371-8325 / 8327 / 1460
hcoxixo@terra.com.br
http://www.hotelcoxixo.com.br/ipousada.htm



4-
Pousada da Marquesa
Rua Dona Geralda, 99. Paraty - RJ
Tel (24) 3371-1263, 3371-1299

http://www.pousadamarquesa.com.br/pousada.html


5-Pousada Ouro

R. Dr. Pereira, 145 (Antiga Rua da Praia)
Tel.: (24) 3371-4300 / 3371-2033,
Paraty - Rio de Janeiro - Brasil -
For english/ german: Please call +55 11 8117-6116
reservas@pousadaouro.com.br
http://www.pousadaouro.com.br/eng/index.html


6-
Hotel Solar dos Gerânios
Praça da Matriz. Centro
Paraty - R J
Fone / Fax: (24) 3371-1550
http://www.paraty.com.br/geranio/



II- MOUNTAIN:


* Parque Nacional do Itatiaia:

It is the oldest National Park of Brasil. I camped there numerous times because of the waterfalls , forest and wildlife. If you are in to climbing, thats your destination: go to the Pico das Agulhas Negras (2787m) and to the Pico de Prateleira (2540).

There is accommodation in cabins in the park but they should be book with 2 week advance at:
Adiministracao do parque de Itatiaia: (55)(24) 2352 1461.

The list of hotels below are not inside of the park, but at Itatiaia city. If you stay there, it only takes 10-15min (cab/car) to get to the par
k.

1-
- Hotel Simon
Parque Nacional, 18km
Centro - Itatiaia - RJ, Brasil - 27580000
Tel: (24) 33521122
Fax: (24) 33521230
http://www.hotelsimon.com.br



2- Pousada Aldeia dos Passaros
Estrada do
Parque Nacional, 18km
tel: (55)(24) 3352-1152
contato@paldeiadospassaros.com.br
http://www.paldeiadospassaros.com.br/



3-Youth Hostel Ipe Amarelo
Rua J. Mauricio Madedo Costa 352
Itatiaia; Camop Alegre
Fon: + 55 24 352 1232
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/youth-hostels-international/youth-hostel-ipe-amarelo/






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