very close to the beaches praia do lameirão, praia dos coqueiros / pintor castagneto, and praia do catimbáu is the pousada campestre ilha de paquetá, located on rua adeláide alambari, 314 ilha de paquetá - tel. 21 3397.0994. the only way of getting to paquetá from zona sul via public transportation would be by taking the boat departing from praça xv - on this page we posted details on how to reach paquetá via taxi, bus, and boat.

on this page we posted a simplified map of paquetá island showing where the boat from praça xv docks, all the beaches, and main roads.  a printable pdf version is also available.