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Paqueta Island
Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Phone: +55 800 721 1012About
Paqueta Island 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. Paqueta has twenty baobabs , a type of African tree , the only ones in Brazil beside the Baoba in Passeio Publico in Fortaleza . One of the trees is called "Maria Gorda" (Maria, the Fatty), which residents kiss for luck.
