Ilha do Mel- Brazil

Ilha do Mel is a tourist spot of great importance in the state of Paraná. Many people consider that  the  island has the best beaches in the state.

 The island, is part of the municipality of Paranaguá, and it is administered by the Environmental Institute of Paraná and has a strict management program. 

There is no permission for animals  or motor traction on the island. There are many areas where visitors are allowed. The island has some prominent attractions like the fortress and the lighthouse.

Ilha do Mel is located in the South Atlantic Ocean and is situated 15 miles from the Port of Paranaguá, with its closest point to the mainland, 4 km Pontal South, in the city of Pontal do Paraná, Paraná , Brazil.

The climate is transitional between the subtropical and tropical, super-moist, without a dry season and no frosts. The average temperature is 31 ° maximum and the minimum 13°. The average water temperature is 21º in the summer and in the winter  it is 17°.  There are an average of 166 maximum sunny days a year, to a  minimum of  133 days The rainfall average mm / year is a minimum of 3250mm and the maximum 1750mm.

Of its 2700 acres there are only 200 are allowed to use - the rest is reserve area listed by Heritage in 1975, it is administered by the Environmental Institute of Paraná since 1982. The tourists find hotels and small restaurants. 

The island has five villages: Fortaleza, Brasilia or New Brasília, Lighthouse, Praia Grande and Encantados. 

There are no streets or roads, only trails. The development of electric power generators in 1988 initiated attitudes that today are a concern for the preservation of the island, because its main attraction is nature.

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