Morretes

Morretes is a colonial village in Paraná in the South of Brazil. Morretes is a historic city, rich in colonial architecture, with preserved old mansions, which drives local tourism, in addition to having restaurants that offer the typical dish of the region: barreado.

By train

 * Serra Verde Express. One of the few opportunities for train travel in Brazil, this train offers fantastic scenery as it meanders its way down in elevation through the Mata Atlântica. The ride from Curitiba costs $R39, departing at 08:15 and arriving in Morretes at 11:15. From Paranaguá, there is service on weekends and holidays, departing at 14:00 and arriving in Morretes one hour later for R$15.

By bus
There are scheduled bus services from Curitiba. Buses between Curitiba and Morretes take different routes. One of those routes goes through the Mata Atlântico and offers fantastic scenery similar to the train ride.

Get around
The historic town is compact and can be covered on foot.

Drink
Since colonial times, Morretes has been a traditional producer of cachaça. The distilleries still use the original alembics, and age the liquor in special wooden barrels for at least seven years, for flavors that are unique to the area. Most of the distilleries can be found on Estrada do Anhaia. Also produced in the area is a special type of banana liquor (pinga de banana).

Go next

 * Antonina
 * Curitiba
 * Ilha do Mel
 * Marumbi
 * Paranaguá