Ilha Grande is one of the most bat-diverse areas in the state of Rio de Janeiro, with 37 documented species. This accounts for 19.9 percent of all known bat species in Brazil, 37.8 percent of those in ...

The island of Ilha Grande is two hours by boat from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The inhabitants are known as the caiçaras, or sea people, they used to live a simple life of subsistence ...