Paraty proved to be a great little town – charming, historical, with a lot of fun activities. This first batch is snipets from my AirBnb and thereabouts…

After realizing that a bike ride to some waterfalls was not a doable prospect, I booked a jeep tour which included visits to a few cachaça distilleries (a refined Brazilian homebrew made from sugar cane). Here’s the first distillery, the first set of falls, and the fact that the jeep crapped out (no radiator cap, nor fan belt! sabotage?)…

Here’s the second distillery, which included a museum displaying many old bottles of cachaça. And a new and improved jeep!

More of the local jungle (the Atlantic Rainforest), and another gentle cascade…

The next waterfall was a more developed tourist spot with a fun water slide. Note some foliage! The one after that was perhaps the most dramatic (especially with a posing [tho’ not imposing] body builder). It even had a defunct hydroelectric plant, and we ended with a stop at the cheese shop.

Yibo from Beijing was the only other non-Brazilian on our tour, and we had a couple good conversations. (He too has a blog, but has 3 million followers!!!) Cool dude…!

This last batch starts with a last supper in Paraty, followed by the bus ride back to Rio. This time I got a few shots of a nuclear power plant along the way! A few more shots coming into Rio…

I’ll end with a few timelapse videos of the few from the bus, the music/skate festival, boating among the islands, and a couple driving thru the mountains…

Last stop: Rio…