Decades of neglect turned out to be a blessing for the town of Paraty, and its unspoiled colonial buildings are now the backdrop for one of Brazil’s laziest, loveliest escapes. In Paraty, you are ...

Paraty, Brazil, sits along the country’s southeastern coast as a preserved colonial settlement that many international visitors pass by in favor of Rio de Janeiro. The town combines cobblestone ...

Paraty offers architecture, cachaça distilleries, and Brazil's biggest literary festival. It's an ecological haven as much as a cultural one, with more than 200 beaches and a hinterland made for ...

It’s difficult to move quickly in Paraty. The streets in the 17 th-century Brazilian colonial town are paved in uneven cobblestones that were laid out in a deliberate fashion. Designed by the ...