Paraty... a tiny seaside village with a big history. Paraty was part of the "Caminho de Ouro", thus the canon. Scattered across its landmass and a few of its islands, you'll see the canons, put in place to keep piracy at bay. The "Caminho de Ouro" (Gold route) was the path from Minas in the interior to Paraty, where the gold was shipped to the motherland, Portugal.

The cobbled streets of old Paraty are built in a shallow 'v' shape. All the houses are built slightly above road level with huge granite or concrete block steps to their doors. On the shoreline, you'll find this low wall with holes at regular intervals. Once a day, the tide comes in and flows through Paraty's streets, washing them clean.

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The photo was taken with my old Canon Digital Elph Powershot SD10 set to auto.

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