paraty is located in the region of costa verde on the southern coast of rio de janeiro, about 230 kilometers from the city of rio de janeiro - to get to paraty by car, departing from rio de janeiro, one takes the br-101 highway direct to angra dos reis.

following avenida brasil to its end, by santa cruz, and then taking the br-101 to santos - on this road, one must stay for 236 kilometers gets to paraty in about 4 hours, in no traffic.

buses from rio to paraty with empresa costa verde depart daily at 06:00, 07:40, 09:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 19:30 and 21:00 from the novo rio bus station - the duration of the bus ride varies between 3.30 and 4.30 hours, depending on the time of travel and traffic conditions.