Sunrise atPico do Papagaio (Parrot's Peak), Ilha Grande from sleep monkeys Watch Video
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Description: We got up at 2am ready to hike fromAbraão to the top of Pico do Papagaio - Ilha Grande's second highest peak at 982m.nThe 5/6k hike up took us 2 hours 15 mins, arriving at 5am, still in darkness the night sky was fantastic a nearly full moon and so many stars!nWe settled in an waited for dawn to break - a beautiful sunrise gradually revealing Ilha Grande below us. The sound of a dawn chorus of Howler monkeys was incredible.nGuided by Martin Petra and I took it in turns to sit on the overhangi