Brazil visitors pay R$50 to R$100 as Taxa de Turismo Sustentável goes live

Brazil's Ilha Grande now costs visitors R$50 ($9) to set foot on the island and as much as R$100 ($18) for those who can't prove two nights in licensed local lodging.

A R$50 voucher, doubled for unprepared visitors

Angra dos Reis made the Taxa de Turismo Sustentável (TTS) mandatory for island access on June 1, 2026, after a phased rollout that began earlier in the year. The standard voucher runs R$50 ($9) and stays valid for 30 days, the municipality said.

Visitors arriving from another municipality pay R$100 ($18) when they can't show at least two nights in licensed accommodation or a legal restaurant reservation for day use. A temporary promotional rate of R$28 ($5) applies to day-use departures from Cais de Santa Luzia through June 1, 2027.

Exemptions cover residents of Angra dos Reis, relatives up to the second degree, registered service providers, seniors over 60, children up to 12 and people with disabilities. Exempt travelers still have to register on the Viva Angra portal to get a digital card that clears them at access points.

What it costs nomads who linger

For a remote worker basing themselves in Rio and weekending on Ilha Grande, the math adds up faster than the per-trip price suggests. A nomad making two separate island visits a month , outside the 30-day voucher window , pays R$1,200 ($216) a year at the standard rate or R$2,400 ($432) if they keep day-tripping without booking the two-night minimum.

Booking licensed lodging cuts the access fee in half and shifts the spend toward accommodation that's already part of most travel budgets in coastal Brazil.

Payment runs through vivangra.com.br or at official kiosks at Cais de Santa Luzia and Vila do Abraão on Ilha Grande. The city said revenue funds tourism infrastructure and environmental preservation and that a transparency panel publishes the numbers.

Rollout has been bumpy

The mandatory phase has drawn protests and blocked boat crossings at access points, with local groups still pushing back on the fee structure. The system remains in operation, the municipality said and the legal basis sits in Lei nº 4.507, which created the TTS and the digital tourism platform.