Paraty · Costa Verde · Brazil

Four hundred metres up.
Three views at once. One pool.

Chalé Bel Air sits on a rainforest ridge above Paraty. From the deck you look out over the Bay of Paraty, across to Angra dos Reis, and out to Ilha Grande — all in a single sweep.

See the chalé

The view

The whole Costa Verde, from one deck

At roughly 400 metres of altitude, the chalé hangs above the green coast where the Serra do Mar drops into the sea. On a clear morning you can trace the schooners leaving Paraty's pier, count the islands scattered toward Angra dos Reis, and watch clouds drift across the long ridge of Ilha Grande on the horizon.

It is the kind of view people take a boat trip to find. Here, it is what you wake up to.

400 mabove the bay
3views in one sweep
1infinity pool
Morning mist over Atlantic rainforest canopy with the Bay of Paraty and islands beyond

The pool

An edge that meets the sea

The infinity pool runs to the lip of the deck, so the water seems to pour straight into the bay far below. Swim at sunset and the whole surface turns coral. Swim at night and the lights of the coast take over.

Inside the chalé
Cobblestone colonial street in Paraty at night with warm lantern light

Down the hill

Paraty, a short drive below

Paraty is one of Brazil's best-preserved colonial towns — a grid of whitewashed houses and rough cobblestones between the mountains and the water, closed to cars and busy with schooners, cachaça bars and live music.

From the chalé you get both worlds: the quiet of the forest at altitude, and the town's restaurants, boat pier and historic centre waiting below.

Start with our three-day Paraty itinerary →

Interactive map

Explore the bay from above

Beaches, islands, trails and waterfalls — on a satellite map of the whole Costa Verde.

Open the explorer

Guides

Plan your days, written by your hosts

A day on the waterSchooner or speedboat, and the classic five-stop bay route Three days in ParatyTown, boats and waterfalls in a long weekend Hiking around ParatyPraia do Sono, the Gold Trail and the Mamanguá sugarloaf Paraty to Ilha GrandeFlexboats, ferries and where they leave from All guides →Eleven articles, itineraries and practical notes

Come stay above the bay

Chalé Bel Air will be bookable on Airbnb. Until then, write to us directly — we answer fast.

stay@chalebelair.com