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Trunk of tree, Brazilian Island #96585136
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Paquetá Island Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning `many pacas`. The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages. Paquetá has twenty baobabs, a type of African tree - the only ones in Brazil beside the Baobá in Passeio Público in Fortaleza. One of the trees is called `Maria Gorda` Maria, the Fatty, which residents kiss for luck.