São José do Barreiro

São José do Barreiro is a town of 4,100 people (2019) and municipality in the Vale do Paraíba region. Like other cities of the Historical Valley Circuit, São José do Barreiro has a strong heritage from the 19th-century coffee farming era, plus beautiful nature at the Serra da Bocaina National Park.

Understand
It is 262 km from the capital and 177 km from Rio de Janeiro. Access by BR-116/Via ​​Dutra to Queluz, SP-058 to Areias and then SP-068 to the city.

Sleep

 * Barra Farm Str. Ver. Aurélio Teixeira Coimbra s/n - Formoso, +55 12 3117 1166 or 24 9823 1154.
 * Pousada Campos da Bocaina, +55 12 3144 2610. Full board. R$180/couple.