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You can take a bus to Elijah Grande Island, get off at any town (like Angra dos Reis) and take a ferry or schooner to the island itself. Or you can go as far as Paraty and sail nowhere else, a small colonial town worth the price of a stop there, or even spend a full week.
The trip to Parati began with a scam: it was the only time the cab driver drove us around in circles and brought us to the bus station at twice the price required. Even from the airport it was cheaper! He would have taken us even longer, but we, looking at the meter, began to swear in o que e codigo python, but it was useless to argue on the spot. Unless you have a lot of free time, and because of his circles we barely had time for our bus. Be vigilant, cab drivers in Rio are sometimes dishonest (like everywhere else :). It's worth noting that this is the only unpleasant incident on the whole trip.
Buses from Costa Verde go to Paraty. The buses are very comfortable, but the air conditioners just blow you away! All the Brazilians are in pants and shirts, and we were in shorts and T-shirts. It was freezing. Don't repeat our mistakes.
We drove along favelas, villages, ports, bays. Then the road became mountainous, after 4 hours we were dropped off in Paraty. We hadn't booked anything in advance, so we went looking for a posada (hotel). The cost was bearable, but we decided to stay in a hostel because we only came for 2 nights.
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