Cabanas Paraiso

Ilha Grande & Vila do Abraão


Low-key beachfront living is the norm at these simple fan-cooled bungalows on Praia Brava de Palmas, a small beach easily accessible from the popular Abraão–Lopes Mendes trail (Lopes Mendes–bound boats can also drop you here for about R$20). Accommodations range from bare-bones units with shared bath to beachfront units with orthopedic mattresses, private bathrooms and sea-view verandas with hammocks.


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Nearby Ilha Grande & Vila do Abraão attractions

1. Assembléia de Deus

1.7 MILES

This church makes a convenient landmark when navigating Abraão's backstreets.

2. Igreja de São Sebastião

1.85 MILES

Just in from the boat docks and picturesquely framed by the parrot-shaped form of Pico do Papagaio, Abraão's village church is an Ilha Grande icon, right…

3. Praia Lopes Mendes

2.29 MILES

Facing the Atlantic, this seemingly endless beach with good surfing waves (shortboard/longboard rentals available on-site) is considered by some the most…

4. Dois Rios

4.18 MILES

From Abraão, a signposted 6km dirt road leads to this picturesque beach where two separate rivers flow into the open Atlantic. Dois Rios served as the…

5. Museu do Cárcere

4.52 MILES

Dois Rios served as the site of the Colônia Penal Cândido Mendes, Ilha Grande’s last functioning prison, which held political prisoners during the…