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Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. #44214405
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The harbor of Paraty, state of Rio de Janeiro, south-eastern Brazil, with the church of Santa Rita (built in 1722 for the freed mulatto population). Paraty has remained fundamentally unaltered since its heydays as a staging post for the eighteen-century trade in Brazilian gold. UNESCO has declared Paraty a Human Heritage Site and considers it to represent one of the worldââ¬â¢s most important examp