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Place in South, Brazil
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Matinhos is a small town in Coastal Paraná.
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Calçadão da Praia
Praia Brava
Located on a cove, popular with surfers.
Mercado dos Pescadores
Built between 1938 and 1944.
Praia Mansa
Located at the entrance to the bay of Guaratuba, with calm and deep waters. Provides access to Bela and Lighthouse Beaches, as well as Tartarugas Island.
This hill, approximately 160m high, has an ecological trail that leads to Bela and Amores Beaches and to fishing spots.
This 262-meter-high hill has abundant native vegetation and trails that lead to the top, from where you can see a panoramic view of all the beaches in the region.
Rocky point which divides the central beach from Brava Beach, where a wooden structure has been built with lookouts.
Parque Florestal Rio da Onça
Created in 1981 with the goal of protecting the local flora and fauna, this 1660-hectare park has interpretive trails, suspension bridges, a visitor center, and a lookout.
Ilha das Tartarugas
Ecotourism.
Campeonato de Surf
An event sponsored by the state surfing federation, it attracts surfers from across the south of the country.
Festa de São Pedro
Festival in honor of the city's patron saint, with a maritime procession, mass, blessing of ships, lunch with churrasco, bingo, art and pyrotechnic shows.
Festa da Sororoca
Local food festival.
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By ferry
A ferry connects the town to Guaratuba on the other side of the bay to the south.
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