Paraty - BIG PADDLE - paddlers meetup - Nov 15-18 2012 Add Comment Paraty Explorer shows Sunday Times journalist a good time on the Costa Verde 
Things to do in Paraty: The Sunday Times in the UK recommends Paraty Explorer for "treks to the top of Mamangua Sugarloaf and down the Gold Trail as well as sea kayaking, paddle boarding and beach excursions".  Paraty's Costa Verde makes USA Today's top 10 places to try stand up paddle boarding! "The coast's sheltered by an island, and offers temperate waters and gentle waves, all perfect for boarders." Nice! Click here for the full article Here's a great little article on 4 things to do in Paraty, tipped by the Wall Street Journal, which include our Stand Up Paddle trips and Gold Trail hikes. Nice photo of Paraty Explorer's very own pinup boy, Rodrigo, in the surf as well! Here's the national TV news coverage of the bike tour we did for David Byrne during FLIP 2011. Click on the link and if you hang on a bit longer you see Michael of Paraty Explorer being interviewed in the old town. And here's a youtube video of part of the David Byrne tour. Michael is actually in this (yellow t-shirt) more than David Byrne. Maybe the camerman got confused with so many gringos around... Great news for Paraty as it makes the NY Times list of places to go as the most culturally rich destination on the Costa Verde. Special mention went to the FLIP literary festival, the Jazz festival and the photograpy festival. The Carnival mud procession and the Cachaça festival didnt get a mention. Cant think why not... See the complete list here  The Honeymoon house on Isle Esme for the Breaking Dawn movie Paraty Explorer offers tours of the filming locations for the Twilight saga movie: Breaking Dawn 
The Breaking Dawn waterfall kiss filming location on Isle Esme
Breaking Dawn Movie launch in Paraty (unoficial) / Lançamento do filme Amanhecer (não oficial)18/11/2011 'Fans' of the Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn celebrated the launch of the movie with a day's canynoning on filming locations near Paraty-RJ. / 'Fãns' da Saga Crepúsculo: Amanhecer comemoraram o lançamento do filme com um dia de canionismo onde foram gravados cenas perto do Paraty. November has been a big month for SUP in the news in Brazil Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was at it on Ipanema, see photo here And according to Brazilian TV it's going to be a big hit on the beaches in summer 2012. Check out their news report: Stand up paddle vira mania no Rio de Janeiro SUP lessons, trips and fitness also available in Paraty thro Paraty Explorer Edward and Bella went to the tropical island of Isle Esme in Brazil for their honeymoon. Or did they? Isle Esme is of course a fictional place. The movie was actually filmed on location in Paraty, Brazil, or more specifically at a beachfront house in Saco do Mamangua (beach pictured below), and at a waterfall in Taquari.  Paraty Explorer runs hiking day trips up the peak above the luxury honeymoon house (in photos above) for spectacular views of the house and surrounding area. We also run paddling trips (SUP and kayaking) on the calm waters of the tropical fjord in front of the movie location. Paraty Explorer's thrilling Canyoning trip finishes in the waterfall pool where they kiss. Check out the rappel and zipline photos into the pool in the following photos:    Are you a fan of the Twilight movies? Do you want to visit the filming locations in Brazil? Then get in touch with Paraty Explorer and ask about our Isle Esme tours! | Paraty Explorer
is the illegitimate offspring resulting from the friendship between a Carioca (someone from Rio) and a Northern Irishman. Often seen out on the water in the bay of Paraty or in the rainforest covered mountains, Paraty Explorer should be approached with caution, ideally with an offer of an ice-cold beer. ArchivesOctober 2012 CategoriesAll |
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