Angra dos Reis

Angra dos Reis lies between the Serra do Mar and Baía da Ilha Grande on Rio de Janeiro state’s Costa Verde, a position that has long tied the city to seafaring and the islands offshore. Its name, “Bay of Kings,” recalls Portuguese sailors who arrived here on 6 January 1502, the Feast of the Epiphany. Ilha Grande, the bay’s largest island, rises opposite the mainland and includes Ilha Grande State Park; ferries connect the city with island communities and beaches. In the centre, the 18th-century Church of Nossa Senhora da Lapa e Boa Morte recalls Angra’s colonial-era port life. Browse related webcams nearby for a fuller sense of Angra dos Reis and the Costa Verde.

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