Editing Paraty (section)

== Geography ==
The town is located on the Bay of [[Ilha Grande]], which is dotted with many tropical islands. Rising as high as 1,300 meters behind the town are [[tropical forest]]s, mountains, and waterfalls. It is the southernmost and westernmost city in Rio de Janeiro state.

Paraty is listed by IPHAN as a National Historic Landmark.
More than 80% of its territory is protected by conservation units:<ref>{{citation
 |title=Paraty: História|work=Barco Aqualabor|language=pt
 |url=http://barco-aqualabor.blogspot.com/p/paraty.html|access-date=2016-09-23}}</ref>
*[[Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area]], where the village of Trindade is located
*[[Tamoios Ecological Station]]
*[[Serra da Bocaina National Park]]
*[[Baia de Paraty, Paraty Mirim and Saco do Mamanguá Environmental Protection Area]]
*[[Juatinga Ecological Reserve]]
Nearby is the [[Serra do Mar State Park]] of São Paulo. 
The municipality also includes an indigenous village and an Afro-Brazilian ''[[quilombo]]'' settlement.

=== Climate ===
Paraty exhibits a humid subtropical climate. Temperature lows range from {{convert|11|to|19|°C}}, while highs range from {{convert|23|to|29|°C}}. Its wettest month is January, with an average of 19 rainfall days. Sea temperatures remain consistently warm, ranging from {{convert|21.8|to|26.3|°C}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/brazil/paraty-climate |title=Climate and monthly weather forecast Paraty, Brazil |publisher=Weather-atlas.com |date=2024-02-02 |access-date=2025-03-10}}</ref>