Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Exploring Rio de Janeiro &
Espírito Santo
Several towns pepper the coast of Rio de Janeiro
state. Among these, Búzios draws the most
visitors and has the best hotels and restaurants,
while the colonial town of Paraty, nestled
between the coastal mountains and an island-
strewn sea, is emerging as a center for the arts.
North of Rio is the imperial city of Petrópolis.
Brazil's oldest national park, Itatiaia, lies just off
the interstate between Rio and São Paulo. Ilha
Grande, off the coast of Rio, and the resorts of
northern Espírito Santo are relatively untouched.
Vitória, the state's capital, dates to the 1550s. To
its south is the beach town of Guarapari, while
inland is the dramatic peak of Pedra Azul.
Statue of King Dom Pedro II, the founder
of the magnifi cent city of Petrópolis
Lush Mata Atlântica in Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro
SIGHTS AT A GLANCE
Towns & Cities
Angra dos Reis
2
Guarapari
9
Itaúnas
w
Paraty pp106-108
1
Petrópolis pp112-15
5
Teresópolis
6
Vitória
0
SEE ALSO
• Where to Stay
pp370-72
• Where to Eat
pp396-7
Belo
Horizonte
P
reto
Três Rios
PARQUE NACIONAL
DO ITATIAIA
Marquês de
Valença
TERESÓPOLIS
Agulhas Negras
9,100 ft
(2,787 m)
SERRA DOS ÓRGÃOS
National Parks & Areas
of Natural Beauty
Búzios pp116-17
8
Ilha Grande
3
Parque Nacional da
Serra dos Órgãos
7
Parque Nacional do
Itatiaia
4
Pedra Azul
q
Resende
Volta
Redonda
PETRÓPOLIS
Barra Mansa
Duque de
Caxias
São Paulo
Mage
Rio Claro
Nova Iguaçu
São
Gonçalo
Itaguaí
Rio de
Janeiro
Niterói
ANGRA DOS REIS
Baía da
llha Grande
ILHA GRANDE
PARATY
Ponta da Juatinga
Trindade
For additional map symbols
see back flap
