Has anyone been to vela velha?

Question

Has anyone been to vela velha?

Answer 1

Vila Velha State Park

Yes, I have. Natural wonder in Paraná State, about 50 miles west of Curitiba.

http://www.jecht.de/Travelogues/Brasilie...

Answer 2

Hello there

There is no such thing as "vela velha".

There is "vila velha" or "ilhabela".

The only one I have been before is "Ilhabela"

Anyway, here's the answers for both places:

Vila Velha

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vila Velha is a coastal town in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital, and has a population of 394,800 (2005). Its area is about 211 square kilometers.

Vila Velha forms part of the Greater Vitória metropolitan area. To the north is Vitória, to the west Cariacica and Viana, to the south Guarapari, and to the east the Atlantic Ocean.

Notable corporations in Vila Velha include Garoto, one of Brazil's largest chocolate manufacturers.

History

Vila Velha is the oldest township in Espírito Santo, having been founded on the 23rd of May, 1535. First called Vila do Espírito Santo, it was founded by Vasco Fernandes Coutinho and was then the capital of Espírito Santo. Coutinho, owner of the Espírito Santo colony, had to go back to Portugal around 1550 to try and find more colonists, for there were too few. On coming back there had been problems keeping order amongst the colonists, slaves, and indians, which had forced most inhabitants to flee to the island of Vitória, which Coutinho made into the capital upon his return. Afterward, Vila Velha remained a quiet village until quite recently, as in the census of 1828 there were only 1250 people in the village. Today, Vila Velha is the biggest city in all the state, but the rural exodus causes some social troubles like crime.

And the second place:

Ilhabela, São Paulo

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Statistics

State: São Paulo

Metropolitan Regions: Caraguatatuba

Founded: 1532

Location: 23.845/23°46'28" S, 46.649/46°21'20" W

Area: 348 km²

Population: 23,084 (2004)

Population density: 66.33/km²

Elevation: From 0 to 1378 meters

Postal code: 11630-x*x

Area/distance code: (00))55-12

Website: www.ilhabela.sp.gov.br

Ilhabela (23.845/23°46'28" S, 46.649/46°21'20" W) is an archipelago 4 miles off the coast of São Paulo state, in Eastern Brazil. The island is 205 km (138 miles) from the city of São Paulo and 340 km (210 miles) from the city of Rio de Janeiro. In Portuguese the name means beautiful island, and its official name is São Sebastião Island. A group of islands (Búzios and Vitoria) and the islets (Cabras, Castelhanos, Enchovas, Figueira, Lagoa and Serraria) make up the municipality of Ilhabela. The islands make up 348 (130 square miles). The island has a population of 23,084 (2004). This grows during the holiday months, where it goes up to 100 thousand. To access the city, most of the pople use the Ferry Boat system, wich takes 15 minutes to go from São Sebastião to Ilhabela.