Búzios vs Paraty vs Ilha Grande: Which One Should You Actually Choose?
If you're choosing between Búzios, Paraty, and Ilha Grande for a trip from Rio, you've probably found a decade of scattered forum opinions and no clear answer. Here's a current, structured comparison — and why Búzios wins on the one factor that actually decides most trips: getting there and getting around once you do.
This is one of the most asked questions by travelers planning a side trip from Rio de Janeiro: Búzios, Paraty, or Ilha Grande? Search for it and you'll land on TripAdvisor threads going back to 2012, full of genuine but scattered opinions — beautiful but contradictory, and none of them current. Here's a structured comparison, plus the practical factor that ends up deciding most trips: ease of access and getting around once you arrive. The Three Destinations in One Line Each Búzios — a peninsula …