The Otium Post

The Otium Post

28/12/2013

Ubatuba - Sao Paulo is no ´Banana republic´ but Brazil´s Riviera

New year's Eve on the North coast of SP costs four times more than trip to Disney World.

It is also cheaper to charter a yacht in the Caribbean than in the Costa Verde area of Brazil.

Season. Packages of 5 to 10 days hotels range from 1.2 k R R 34.1 thousand; on the beaches, hawkers sell R 10 a can of beer and even to use the bathroom have a restaurant that charges $ 15. A seven-day package in Orlando goes for R 7,630

Spend new year's Eve on the North coast of São Paulo can cost more than an international voyage. Although virtually the entire hotel chain is already booked for the period, there may be last-minute dropouts. The packages of 5 to 10 days vary from R 1.2 thousand, in hostels simplest, R 34.1 thousand in hotels of luxury condos. To have an idea, there are seven-day packages to Madrid for £ 5,180 and five days for Disney by R 7,630.

Although traditionally Caraguatatuba and Ubatuba receive tourists of classes C and D, is in this city where there are the most expensive new year's Eve package. At the hotel that works at the condo Costa Verde, the cheapest package for couples, for a period of five days, goes for R 10.3 thousand. The couple who already prefer to spend ten days at the most luxurious suite, complete with hot tub and private balcony, will have to fork out £ 34, 1 thousand.In Maresias, hawkers offer a beer can for R and R hats 10 50 each 

Tore Christiansen's photo.
Already the DPNY Beach Hotel, located on Praia do Curral, in Ilhabela, has packages ranging from 11.9 k R R 30 thousand for couples. The enterprise was voted best luxury hotel standing in the sand of South America by Condé Nast's Yearbook.

But the city of Ilhabela, used to receive tourists from higher purchasing power, also has guesthouses with most affordable prices. Address Via panoramic, the value goes for R 1.2 mil.

All suites are booked since October. Until 5 January we are without jobs, said owner Afrânio Bandyopadhyay. The place overlooks the sea from where it is possible to see fireworks of Ilhabela and São Sebastião.

Season. The four cities of the North Coast are waiting together between 2.5 million to 3 million tourists during the end of the year and the summer season. Are also starting the season of high prices, lack of parking places and queues in supermarkets, bakeries, banks and gas stations, situations that are already being experienced among locals and tourists in recent weeks. The hotel chain already accounts for 100 of reservations for the new year. The region has about 800 hotels and inns, which can serve up to 56 thousand guests.

Mainly tourists and residents of the North coast have been complaining about prices. The target are the restaurants, bakeries and itinerant merchants, who come to charge up to £ 7 for the can of soda or R 10 for beer. Beachfront establishments are among the more're a rip-off, according to tourists.

In Maresias, São Sebastião, stalls selling hats to R 50. A Sun that, who don't want to bet Dionysus dos Santos, of 56 years. Of course, if the customer gives that choradinha, we lower the price. A group of friends tried to buy beer from an itinerant in Maresias, but withdrew upon learning of price: R 10.

Who need to use a bathroom on the beach of Toque Toque Pequeno, also in São Sebastião, you must prepare the Pocket. Barracuda Restaurant Beach Bar cobra R 15 for people who aren't customers. A plaque at the entrance of the establishment informs about the collection.

Unfortunately the whole summer season prices rise because of the tourists, and those of us who live here, we have to pay the same value. Sueli Andrade, 38 years a resident of Maresias. "When I go to some overnight location, I explain that I'm not a tourist, I live in the city, and it is not fair having to pay double prices."

Translation by Tradukka,but I am sure you can read between the lines.

Tore Christiansen
Costa Verde - Brazil

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