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Paranapiacaba

District in Brazil

Photo: Flickr user: Diego Torres Silvestre Paranapiacaba, Sao Paulo, BR https://www.flickr.com/photos/3336/, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Paranapiacaba is a city on the edge of Grande São Paulo. It is part of Santo André, but is quite remote from the city itself.

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Getting there

To get to Paranapiacaba, take the urban train from Luz Station in downtown São Paulo to Rio Grande da Serra. The train leaves every 20 min or so.

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UnderstandParanapiacaba is actually in a neighboring county on the outskirts of the city, towards the coast.

Get inTo get to Paranapiacaba, take the urban train from Luz Station in downtown São Paulo to Rio Grande da Serra. The train leaves every 20 min or so.

SeeMost of the village was built by the English (many of the materials came from Europe), and the historical part of the village is in the typical English style with colourful houses made of wood.

DoThe surrounding rainforest is a State Park and offers many excellent hiking opportunities, including a 15km hike right down to the coast, through the Vale do Quilombo.

BuyThere are several shops that sells memorabilia and clothes, but most of them are closed in the weekdays. Paranapiacaba is also a popular place for artists: several of them keeps their shops and ateliers there.

EatThere are plenty of little restaurants and snack bars in town where you can eat something.

SleepThere are some simple guesthouses in and around the village, if you want to spend a couple of days, which is a good idea if you intend to go hiking.

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Photo: Flickr user: Diego Torres Silvestre Paranapiacaba, Sao Paulo, BR https://www.flickr.com/photos/3336/, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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