The countryside around Araruama is one of Brazil's most important salt-producing regions, and the windmills that pull the saline solution up to the surface dominate the skyline. The saltpans into which the solution emerges are of various sizes but are always square and arranged juxtaposed like a great patchwork quilt, speckled with small piles of salt brushed into heaps from the surface of the pans.

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At the north end of Araruama lake, the small town of SÃO PEDRO DA ALDEIA , a 22-kilometre bus ride east of Araruama on the way to Cabo Frio, is built around a Jesuit church and mission house (Mon-Fri 8am-noon & 2-5pm, Sat & Sun 8am-noon) which date back to 1617. Perched on a hill above the shores of the lake, the town provides a marvelous view over the saltpans and surrounding area.

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  Rio de Janeiro
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     snacks
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Thereza Eugenia

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Cecilia dos Guimaraes
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    night life
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