Where to stay in Vila do Abraão
Rua do Bicão is where the village meets the forest: close enough to walk everywhere, far enough to sleep.
Everything a few minutes' walk away
| Place | On foot | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 3 min | 230 m |
| Abraão Beach | 6 min | 430 m |
| Market | 6 min | 440 m |
| Speedboat pier | 6 min | 440 m |
| Ferry pier | 9 min | 640 m |
| Start of the Lopes Mendes trail | 13 min | 900 m |
| Praia da Bica | 18 min | 1.2 km |
| Praia Preta | 23 min | 1.6 km |
The village as a nautical chart
Scroll to make the journey: from the mainland to the gate, by day and by night.
You arrive by sea.
Ilha Grande has no private cars. From Conceição de Jacareí, the shortest crossing takes about 20 minutes by speedboat.
See how to get hereHere, the numbers in the sea are minutes.
On a nautical chart they would show depth. On ours, they show how long it takes to walk to Korui from each stretch of beach.
From the pier to the gate, 6 minutes.
It is a 440-metre walk. Restaurants are 3 minutes away, the market and the beach 6. Your suitcase will not need a car.
At night, the party stays behind.
“People party until 5 or 6 in the morning, making noise in the centre. Being further away, we were not disturbed by any noise at all.”
On Ilha Grande, distance is measured in steps.
Times calculated along the village's real streets and trails, at a relaxed pace. How do you travel?
Dinner in the village, sleep in the quiet
Restaurants 3 minutes away and sunset on the beach. On the way back, the street goes quiet.
The forest starts right there
From the door, you can walk to Praia Preta, the Poção pool and the Lazareto ruins. A hammock waits when you get back.
A market nearby and a kitchen to use
Eating out every day adds up on the island. Shop at the market and cook here.
From the pier to Korui
Routes calculated along OpenStreetMap streets. You arrive on Rua do Bicão, number 28.
From the speedboat pier (6 min)
- Follow Rua da Praia for 65 m.
- Turn right onto Rua de Santana and walk 150 m.
- Turn right onto Rua Getúlio Vargas and walk 35 m.
- Turn left onto Rua do Bicão and walk 180 m to number 28.
From the ferry pier (9 min)
- Leave the pier and turn left onto Avenida Nacib M. de Queiroz: 75 m.
- Turn right onto Rua Professora Alice Kury da Silva: 120 m.
- Bear left along Rua Getúlio Vargas: 245 m.
- Turn right onto Rua do Bicão and walk 180 m to number 28.