Lewis visits the colonial town of Paraty

After leaving the idyllic island of Iha Grande, Lewis had another treat in store as he headed down the sunny Costa Verde: he was going to visit the beautiful, Portuguese colonial town of Paraty (or Par-a-chee as they pronounced it in Portuguese).

Paraty has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site thanks to it’s colonial architecture. It almost looks as though it has been stuck in time with it’s well-preserved buildings, streets and churches.

They even still had horse-drawn carts to move goods around the town!

Here the houses are whitewashed with colourful painted wooden window-frames, shutters and doors. The streets are all narrow and cobbled so Lewis the Lion had to watch his step as he wandered through this pretty town.

There were lots of craft shops, stalls and tourist souvenir shops as this was a popular destination for Brazilians for it’s quaint, relaxed atmosphere.


There were also lots of restaurants, food and drink stalls and street artists: there was even a pirate who looked like Jack Sparrow from the film Pirates of the Caribbean! There was definitely a sailing theme that filled the air as one day Lewis set sail on a boat around some nearby islands.

Helen even went snorkelling off the boat on one of the stops and was happy to see what she called “Geordie fish.” Well, they weren’t really Geordie fish but they did have black and white stripes just like the football strip at Newcastle United!

Lewis tries on the snorkel!

Lewis the Lion felt very relaxed in this town, where the people were very kind and friendly. One man even walked nearly half a mile with Lewis to show him where the postbox was! Lewis hoped that people in his own country back in England would be equally as accommodating and welcoming to foreigners.

Do you take time to help people who are visitors to your town or city? How have you helped someone recently?

 

 

 

About Helen Molloy

Helen Molloy has been a Primary Learning and Teaching Consultant, leading on the introduction of Primary Languages in the City of Stoke-on-Trent for the past 5 and a half years. She is passionate about language learning and inspiring children into developing a curiosity and awareness of other people's languages and cultures.
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2 Responses to Lewis visits the colonial town of Paraty

  1. Alan Smith says:

    Hi!, what hostel/pousada did you stay? When I was in Paraty I stayed at Geko hostel, praia do Pontal. The breakfasts you mentioned reminded me of the breakfasts served at the bar in that beach

    • Helen Molloy says:

      Hi Alan, we stayed in a wonderful posada (I think!) called Marendaz were the breakfasts were just fabulous with such a wide assortment of food and drink. Am already missing those Brazilian breakfasts!

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