We are on the island of Ihla Grande about 2 hours bus ride and an hour ferry West from Rio. A big and welcome change in scene from a bustling metropolis to an unspoilt island population 6100. Our 2nd apartment in Rio was in Copacabana about 10 minutes from the beach and surrounded on 3 sides by favelas (extremely poor and often dangerous districts) just a couple of blocks away. I am not sure if the constant police car presence on the corner of the small park outside our door was reassuring or a warning?
Rio de Janeiro to Ihla Grande
23 Jul 2012 3 Comments
in Family Gap Year, Tips, Top Experiences, Travelling Tags: Angra dos Reis, Costa Verde, Ferry, Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro