Historical and Rural Tourism
Situated in the region
that TurisRio (turism board of Rio de
Janeiro State) has named Coffee Valley.We are located
in
Dorândia,a rural district of Barra do Piraí,at
an altitude of
363 metres.Close by there are the towns of Valença,
Vassouras and Volta Redonda.Some of the recommended
trips of the region:
Visits around in our farm:
. Visit to the farm
cachaça distillery;
. Visit to the cow-shed and see milking process;
. fishing lakes.
Parque
Municipal do Açude da Concórdia
(municipal park in Valença)
Estrada RJ 145,km
45 – das 8:00 às 18:00
Trip to go climbing,side walk on a lake and fishing
Santuário
da Vida Silvestre da Serra da Concórdia
Estrada RJ 145 Faz Stº Antônio da Aliança
Estrada Valença/Barra do Piraí
Visit to a forest and the Wildlife Sanctuary of Serra
da Concórdia.Thisis
one of the most important remaining atlantic rain
forest in the region.
Museu Casa da Hera
. In Vassouras;
. Visit to the museum of the coffee
civilization period.
4
x 4 Jeep Club
Trips in a 4 x4 around
the region
(fees based on the number of people
and type of trip) .
Cultural
Tourism
To go through the historical farms of the great coffee
barons is to
travel back in time through the luxurious headquarters
of its farms
and to plunge into the history and culture of the
Paraíba river valley
of the 19th century.In those large plantations one
has the sensation
that time has stopped,only the song-thrush,the parrots
and the
woodfire burning break the silence.The furnishings,the
portraits of
the old owners,the slave quarters,the old coffee grinder,the
large
coffee terraces and the typical food are just a small
sample of this
culture.
Fazenda São João
da Prosperidade
This farm was founded
in the 19th century between and 1820 and 1830 in the
beginning of the coffee cultivation in the Paraíba
river valley.The first owner,Antônio Gonçalves
de Moraes,also known as “Captain Killer”
(Capitão Mata Gente) founded São Benedito
village wich gave origin to Barra do Piraí.
Today São João da Prosperidade is a
touristic retreat that goes back to the times of the
coffee barons,with all the singularity of that epoch.
Visitation programmed with homemade cooking na regional
crafts.
Fazenda
da Taquara
It was owned by commander
João Pereira da Silva,a portuguese who settled
in the region around 1800.The name Taquara was given
by slaves due to the abundance of fine bamboo found
in the property.The house was built around 1830 in
a quadrangular shape with an interior garden.The farm
today continues under the care of the commander’s
family.With almost two centuries of existence,the
headquarters are still well preserved with its history,furnishings
and original portraits.Today the farm belongs to a
direct commander’s descendant and still produces
coffee,plus poultry and swine.Tours can be arranged
by reservation when one try delicious colonial “cafezinho”.In
specific dates during the year there are beautiful
feasts in the old slave quarters.
