Day 2.

After a morning jog around the streets of São Paulo, we headed downstairs for a decent breakfast at the hotel restaurant.


Checking out the hotel pool on the top floor.


And looking down on the city below. We had considered spending an additional night in São Paulo, but with the sights in the city being supposedly limited, we decided to instead continue our journey to Paraty.


At 8:30am we checked out of the hotel and headed to the nearest metro station to catch the train to the bus station.


And inside Terminal Rodoviário Tietê, ready to catch the bus to Paraty.


Our plan for the next nine days was to head to Paraty via Caraguatatuba, where we would spend two nights before heading on to Ilha Grande (Big Island). After a relaxing three night stay on the island we would head north-east to spend three days enjoying the energetic vibe and unique atmosphere of the very colourful city of Rio de Janeiro.


I had prebooked the tickets online for 78 reals ($24) each, and picked up the actual tickets at the bus company booth.


Heading to the gate to begin the seven hour bus ride to Paraty.