Estrada Real
Photo: Ricardo Moraleida, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The Estrada Real ("Royal Road"), in Southeast Brazil, is one of the oldest roads in the Americas. It is becoming a popular itinerary for those in search of culture, history, typical regional food and a large variety of outdoors activities.
UnderstandCutting through the States of Minas Gerais and São Paulo to the port cities of Paraty and Rio de Janeiro, the Royal Road thrived during the diamond and gold-digging years of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, linking…
Get inWhile the route can of course be taken in any of its segments, the most convenient starting points for those coming from outside the region are:
GoItineraries within that route normally follow:
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- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Estrada Real" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: Ricardo Moraleida, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons