Beira Mar Hostel, Matinhos, Brazil

The “Pousada Beira Mar”, downtown Matinhos, is just 20 meters from the Sea, in calm place, proper for your entire rest, surf, eco tourism and water sports. We provide apartments and suites with color TV and ceiling fans. Enjoy peace of the place during your stay.

Turtles' Island (Ilha das Tartarugas)

Also known as Lighthouse Island (Ilha do Farol) Love Beach is linked to the continent by an isthmus of stones that can be visited at low tide. The place is covered by exuberant vegetation. You have access by the Beautiful Beach (Ilha Bela).

Jaguar River Forest Park (Parque Florestal Rio da Onça)

It was created on June 04, 1981, with the aim of protecting the local flora and fauna. The Park has 1,660 hectares with a portal, interpretative trails, suspension bridges, visitors' center and a belvedere. The place is a sanctuary of many plants and wild animals.

Águas Claras Park (Parque Águas Claras)

PThis 242-thousand-square-meter amusement park was inaugurated in April 1994. It has many attractions for children and adults such as water slippery, swimming pools, motorized buoys, boats, kayaks, a little train, sport courts, game hall, shops, five lakes, snack bar and other facilities. An events' center and an inn complete the ensemble.

How to arrive

Leaving Curitiba you will take the highway named “BR 277“ to Paranaguá. You will pass through a modern, conserved and well signaled highway with double runway. In the neighborhood of the place named Alexandra, after the rank of the Federal Road Police, you can take the first exit to the right, in “PR 508”, known as “Alexandra-Matinhos” highway. Double runway also, but without safety lane, having only some areas of shelter, on all the road you will count on excellent support of “ECOVIA” highway patrol, responsible for the maintenance of the road.

In the exit of Curitiba you have to stop in the only rank of toll of this road until the coast.

The trip is about 110 kilometers.

Another option, also by “BR 277”, is: after the place named Alexandra, 3 or 4 kilometers ahead of the entrance of “PR 508”, take the exit to the right, by “PR 407”, more known as “Old road to Praia de Leste”. Conserved as well, however in simple runway, it will arrive in Pontal do Paraná. You will get to an intersection where there is an access to Pontal do Sul and Ilha do Mel, but you have to follow to the right, now in “PR 412” for more or less 12 kilometers until you arrive in Matinhos. All the distance is about 121 kilometers.

By the highway named “BR 376” it is also possible to arrive in our city. This is the highway that binds Curitiba to the state of Santa Catarina and to its capital, Florianópolis. In the intersection of Garuva you must turn to the left in “PR 412”, simple runway that is all recovered, and go trough it for 38 kilometers until the city of Guaratuba. There you will have to take the raft (ferry boat), crossing the bay to arrive in Matinhos. The distance is about 126 kilometers.

HOW TO ARRIVE

• Aiport: take the executive bus to the bus station.

• Curitiba bus station, take a bus of the Graciosa Company to Matinhos.

• Matinhos: take the Oceanic Sul bus going to the center. Stop by the little church. Come on and take the first road on right.