Legends

Apparition / Haunting

Santa Rita's Bride

Santa Rita Church (1722), Historic Center

A young woman from Parati died on the eve of her wedding, without explanation. She was buried in her wedding dress. The following morning, her fiancé saw her at the door of the ho...

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Folklore / Cursed

The Dry Body of Jabaquara

1.4 km from the center

Jabaquara Beach; Cassununga's Playground

In Toca do Cassununga, on Praia do Jabaquara, there lived a man who spent his life doing harm to everyone around him. When he died, neither God nor the Devil wanted him. His body...

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Supernatural Creature

The Headless Mule of Araújo Island

7.5 km from the center

Araújo Island; Paraty Bay

On Araújo Island there is a very high "Pau D'Alho". Around it, forming a perfect circle, are groupings of stones — including the "Mirror Stone". Whoever crosses the circle at midn...

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Treasure / Adventure Legend

The Treasure of Trindade (The Pirates)

14.8 km from the center

Trindade Village; Treasure Island; Trindade Beach

Spanish pirates looted Lima Cathedral in Peru, taking a fabulous treasure. When they were attacked in the Atlantic by English pirates, the treasure was hidden in the rocks of Trea...

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Treasure Legend / Origin

Roque José da Silva and Ouro da Serra

Serra da Bocaina; Paraty Coast

A boy called Roque José da Silva was shipwrecked off Paraty as a child. He was saved clinging to a chest full of gold and precious stones. He arrived at the beach, hid the treasur...

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Maritime Folklore / Appearance

Voices from the Sea (The Ghost Canoe)

7.5 km from the center

Araújo Island Region; Paraty Bay

Fishermen who go out fishing at night on Araújo Island report hearing, coming from the sea, conversations in a language that no one recognizes. Suddenly a huge canoe appears with...

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Enchanted Nature / Folklore

The Mother of Gold

Serra da Bocaina; Old mining trails and Gold Path

In the forests of Serra da Bocaina and around the old mining trails, the elderly say that a luminous figure of a woman appears in the early morning. She is the Mother of Gold — gu...

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Musical Folklore/Spirit

The Enchanted Cirandeiro

Fishing villages; Araújo Island; Praia do Sono; Caiçara communities

At parties in the fishing villages of Paraty, an unknown old man sometimes appears — always smiling, playing ciranda like no one else around. Liven up the dance until dawn. Before...

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