Paraty is a great little town about a four hour bus ride from Rio. I was glad to have my good friend Clarissa showing me around. You can hire local guys with boats to take you around the islands for the day. There are over 300 little islands around the area. It's beautiful. Paraty is one of the port towns where the Portuguese landed when Brazil was being colonized.
Check out the photo story here: http://www.nickonken.com/Stories/ParatyBrasil/
I even took a shot of Cachaça marinated in Snake. Tasted a bit like reptile smells. Can't say it was the best thing I've ever had, but not the worse. (like horsemilk in Mongolia)
Awesome story Nick! Love how you use the 20mm! Your travel work is such an inspiration!
wow! great pics.