Paquetá Island
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Paquetá Island (Portuguese: Ilha de Paquetá) is an island in Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro. The name of the island is a Tupi word meaning "many shells", a reference to the plentiful shells on the island's beaches. The island is an auto-free zone, so travel is limited to bicycles and horse-drawn carriages.
Paquetá has twenty baobabs, a type of African tree - the only ones in Brazil beside the Baobà in Passeio Público in Fortaleza. One of them is called "Maria Gorda" (Fat Maria), which residents kiss for luck.
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