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<\/a><\/p>\nWe had to anchor out here as it doesn’t appear they have the infrastructure for cruise ships.\u00a0 We met our excellent guide Cynthia from “Top Private Tours”<\/a><\/strong> just after getting off the tender.\u00a0 She advised us that since it was a Sunday it was best to visit nearby Unipraias Park before it got too crowded.\u00a0 This mountain park is accessed via a very modern gondola system.<\/p>\n This thing moves WAY faster than the chairlift in Santos, and delivers amazing views!!\u00a0 There’s our ship, the Oceania Marina in the harbor.<\/p>\n This map depicts everything available via the gondola system, including zip lines, a mountain coaster and even a kids train ride.\u00a0 There are also some hiking trails at the top.\u00a0 Best of all there is a bar serving excellent Caiprahinas!!\u00a0 It was close enough to noon for me!<\/p>\n The gondola has two stops, at the mountaintop and Laranjeiras Beach, which is only accessible from the water or the gondola, and was the reason the gondola system was conceived in the first place.<\/p>\n Had to get a shot of us with the ship in the background.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n