Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State, Southeast Region, Brazil


🇧🇷 Paraty (or Parati) is a preserved Portuguese colonial (1500–1822) and Brazilian Imperial (1822–1889) municipality with a population of about 43,000. It is located on the Costa Verde (Green Coast), a lush green corridor that runs along the coastline of the state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. Paraty has become a tourist destination, known for its historic town centre and the coast and mountains in the region. The historic centre of the city, as well as four areas of the Atlantic Forest, were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2019 under the title "Paraty and Ilha Grande".

Rio de Janeiro 
Rio de Janeiro
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Paraty has a population of over 43,680 people. Paraty also forms part of the wider Rio de Janeiro state which has a population of over 17,463,349 people.

Paraty is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network for Gastronomy see: https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Paraty has links with:

🇵🇹 Ílhavo, Portugal
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