Paraty.

Approx 125 miles south of Rio on the Costa Verde lies this stuck-in-time, blue and white, cobbled colonial town – stay at intimate boutique belle Casa Turquesa / Rua Doutor Pereira, 50 / 024 3371 1037 / min 2 nights / casaturquesa .com.br, sample the local cuisine at Banana da Terra / Rua Doutor Samuel Costa, 198 / 024 3371 1725 / restaurantebanana daterra.com.br, and charter a boat to explore the exquisite, island-studded bay with its breathtaking cliffs and coves.