Hva som skjer i Ilha Grande, Brazil gjennom året

Toppsesong — Southern summer peak, Summer holidays i Brazil

Ingenting nytt starter i januar.

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. des – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Summer storms and mud (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Southern summer peak (26. des – 28. feb)

Toppsesong — Carnival, Southern summer peak

• Helligdag

  Carnival

  13.–18. febMye folkBestill tidlig

  Rio empties towards the Costa Verde and the island takes its share; the ferry queue at Conceicao de Jacarei is the bottleneck and rooms are sold months out at holiday rates. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Sea warm enough to swim (1. des – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Summer storms and mud (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Southern summer peak (26. des – 28. feb)

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

• Helligdag

  Semana Santa long weekend

  3.–5. aprPåske og stillehelgMye folkBestill tidlig

  Good Friday is a national holiday and the Easter weekend is one of the year's busiest for domestic travel: roads and bus stations jam, beach towns and country retreats fill with Brazilian families, and prices rise. Many shops close on Good Friday. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Carnival (13.–18. feb), Sea warm enough to swim (1. des – 30. apr (vanligvis)), Summer storms and mud (1. des – 31. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Semana Santa long weekend

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Semana Santa long weekend (3.–5. apr), Sea warm enough to swim (1. des – 30. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Sesong

  Clear water and empty trails

  1. mai – 31. aug · vanligvisTørrsesong

  The storms stop, the sea settles and underwater visibility is at its best of the year; the island is quiet enough that half the pousadas take the month off. Cool for swimming by August.

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i juni.

Fortsatt på gang: Clear water and empty trails (1. mai – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Festival de Musica e Ecologia, Festa de Santana

• Festival

  Festival de Musica e Ecologia

  3.–5. julMusikkfestivalMye folk

  A municipal arts and ecology festival running since the early 2000s, mixing concerts with environmental talks around Vila do Abraao over a long weekend in early July. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Festa de Santana

  24.–27. jul · vanligvisReligiøs høytidMye folk

  Ilha Grande's patron-saint feast on Praia da Freguesia de Santana, unbroken since 1796: dawn bells and fireworks, a morning procession, a community lunch, and forro music into the afternoon. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Clear water and empty trails (1. mai – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Clear water and empty trails (1. mai – 31. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Southern summer peak

• Sesong

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1. des – 30. apr · vanligvis

  The water on the Angra side is comfortable without a wetsuit from December to April, which is also when the visibility is worst after a storm. Late March is the sweet spot.

• Sesong

  Summer storms and mud

  1. des – 31. mar · vanligvisMonsunRisikoStengninger

  Afternoon storms come off the Serra do Mar most days, the forest trails turn to mud and the steep ones close after heavy rain. This coast has a history of landslides in the worst weeks.

• Sesong

  Southern summer peak

  26. des – 28. febSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  Between the new year and carnival the boats from Angra and Conceicao run full, Abraao's few hundred beds go early and the trail to Lopes Mendes is a procession. Nothing on the island is quick.