Angra Dos Reis
The town of Angra is between the ocean and 6000 ft mountains. The mountains are covered with rain forests and are part of the Bocaina National Park. Additionally the Ilha Grande national park is accessible by boat, 1 hour away. The archipelago of Angra dos Reis has over 1,000 islands some of them enclosed within the bay of Ilha Grande, and accessible to the public. There are several B&Bs on the region as well as a couple of world class resorts with Golf courses, deep sea fishing, scuba diving, mountain trekking, water rafting or just plain sunbathing. Angras dos Reis is known as an excellent area for diving. It is located in the middle of Serra do Mar, 100 miles from Rio de Janeiro city. It contains 2,000 beaches spread over 365 islands. The water is calm and crystal clear. There are a lot of shipwrecks and a scuba diving school in which visitors can rent equipment or have scuba dive lessons. There are many scuba diving stores in the Arpoador (Ipanema).