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Ilha Grande & Vila do Abra茫o
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Overview
The fabulous island retreat of Ilha Grande owes its pristine condition to its unusual history. For centuries, the island鈥檚 unsavory reputation 鈥� first as a pirate's lair, then as a leper colony and penitentiary 鈥� kept developers at bay. Consequently, beautiful tropical beaches and virgin Atlantic rainforest (now protected as state parkland) abound, and the island still has only a handful of settlements.
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Ilha Grande & Vila do Abra茫o
Facing the Atlantic, this seemingly endless beach with good surfing waves (shortboard/longboard rentals available on-site) is considered by some the most鈥�
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Dois Rios served as the site of the Col么nia Penal C芒ndido Mendes, Ilha Grande鈥檚 last functioning prison, which held political prisoners during the鈥�
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Ilha Grande & Vila do Abra茫o
Just in from the boat docks and picturesquely framed by the parrot-shaped form of Pico do Papagaio, Abra茫o's village church is an Ilha Grande icon, right鈥�
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This church makes a convenient landmark when navigating Abra茫o's backstreets.
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