"No Roads, No Vehicles" Itatinga by glabah

Itatinga Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 13 photos

Welcome to Itatinga

Itatinga is a community formed to serve a hydroelectric facility. There is no way to get to it by road. Rather, from the coastal community of Bertioga (northeast of Santos) it is necessary to cross a river by boat, and take a short railway line. The city has no evidence of vehicles, other than the trains.

This photo shows the last station on the railway line, facing the city.

Like Any Brasilian City

The city's Church.

even little Itatinga has a Roman Catholic church.

Church interior.

The interior of the church is very clean and well maintained.

For more photos, please see the Travelogue I have for this city.

For more photos of the railway and its equipment, please see my Travelogue for this city.

Also, note that there is a Itatinga Section on the Brazilian Railway Photo Album web site.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Small, quiet city, unique, train ride through wilderness.
Cons:It is not a tourist city, not set up for tourists.
In a nutshell:Interesting train ride, but not for the average tourist.

Last visit to Itatinga: Aug 2003
Intro Updated Apr 13, 2004
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The train trip required, using unique historic equipment, to come here is the primary reason to come. However, it... more travel advice

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The entire city of Itatinga is off the beaten path. In order to get there, you must cross a river on a boat, then take a... more travel advice

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Written Apr 15, 2004

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Comments (2)

aussirose Mar 20, 2011 at 2:10 AM Report Abuse

Gee...a boat and a train ride to get there Glenn! That certainly is off the beaten path!! Goodness! How interesting :o) xx
pepples46 Sep 10, 2004 at 10:58 PM Report Abuse

good stuff