Baía da Ilha Grande Wrecks

Ilha de Jorge Grego

Lagoa Azul (Blue Lagoon)

Laje do Coronel

Naufrágio do Aquidabã (Angra)

Naufrágio do Aymoré

Paraty – Ilha dos Cocos

The Costa Verde serves fresh seafood in relaxed beachfront settings. On Ilha Grande, Abraão village offers simple restaurants serving grilled fish, moquecas, and pizza. Angra dos Reis has a broader range including upscale seafood restaurants. Paraty adds artisanal cachaça distilleries and farm-to-table restaurants celebrating the region's Portuguese and indigenous heritage with dishes like fish stew in banana leaf and heart of palm salads.

Pousada Naturalia

Angra dos Reis Beach Hotel

Pousada do Ouro

Lagoa Azul Pousada

Ilha Grande and Angra dos Reis form a stunning island-studded bay on the Costa Verde (Green Coast) of Rio de Janeiro state, offering calm sheltered diving amid tropical forest-covered islands and historical wrecks. The Blue Lagoon (Lagoa Azul) is the region's signature site with calm shallow waters, seahorses, pipefish, and coral gardens perfect for beginners and night dives. Ilha de Jorge Grego provides submerged rock pinnacles with nudibranchs, large groupers, and turtles, while Laje do Coronel offers deeper drift diving with amberjack and barracuda. The Naufrágio do Aquidabã, a Brazilian ironclad from 1894 sunk by explosion, is a protected historical wreck at 15-22 metres adding colonial-era diving to the mix. Paraty further south adds coral reefs and butterflyfish in a charming colonial town setting. The Costa Verde's combination of pristine Atlantic forest, calm waters, historical wrecks, and proximity to both Rio and São Paulo makes this one of Brazil's most accessible and rewarding diving regions.

Ilha Grande & Angra dos Reis

Fly to Rio de Janeiro (GIG/SDU) and drive 4-5 hours south along the scenic Rio-Santos highway (BR-101) to Angra dos Reis or the Paraty region. Alternatively, take a ferry or speedboat from the mainland to Ilha Grande. São Paulo is 5 hours south to Paraty.