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Ilhabela has a relatively mild tropical climate. Summer can get hot and humid, 30ºC is not uncommon, while winter is very dry and sunny. Usually, the rain falls in the summer months ( December until March ).About 85% of its territory (the average temperature is 73º F) is part of the State Park of Ilhabela, assuring the preservation of the last remaining and one of the most beautiful reservation of the Atlantic Forest (declared Biosphere Sanctuary by the UNESCO).
Real is the local currency. There are three usual convention rates – commercial, tourist and free. There are coins of one, five, ten, twenty five , fifty centavos and one Real. Bills are available in one, five, ten, fifty and one hundred reais. Most international credit cards are accepted.
Banespa Bank is the only one that exchanges officially foreign currency in the Island.
Bank hours are from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday to Friday.
Banespa Bank : 39, Pref. Mariano Procopio street - Perequé
Phone : +55 12 3896 9100
In Ilhabela smoking is widespread, although the government has implemented
some measures to reduce smoking in indoor establishments.
Most restaurants offer a smoking section and many shops allow smoking as well; the only places where smoking is really not allowed is inside public means of transportation like planes, buses, trains, cabs and some large supermarkets.
Tips are accepted in Ilhabela. As a general guideline, in restaurants and bars the usual tip is included (services), corresponding to 10% of the bill .
Hotel porters will take it and depending on how much luggage you have , you can tip them with R$5 to R$10. Most of the prices of items and services have already the Brazilian taxes included.
You will have immediate medical help if you need it. But it is a good idea to have some kind of medical insurance that covers further treatment if necessary.
Call these numbers if you have an emergency:
Emergencies 192
Gov. Mario Covas Hospital +55 12 3895 8789
United States / phone
(011)
881-6511
Ilhabela
is mostly a safe city and you can walk around and do your sightseeing
at ease. However, some basic precautions should be taken to avoid
uncomfortable situations.
General Safety advice for visitors:
Watch
your luggage, especially handbags, cameras, video cameras, etc.,
while you walk in the city.
If you travel by car and have left your luggage inside it, don't
leave objects within sight.
When you are in open or public areas don't show large amounts of
money .
Use your hotel's safety box and leave your valuable objects and
currency in it. If you want to you can ask your hotel to keep your
identity documents ( passport , etc. ) . If you do this you should
ask your hotel to make a copy of your documents which you should
always carry with you.
To make a police report or in an emergency:
Local Police Station phone 472-8562
Federal Police phone 146
If you need Internet service , there are some stores called Cyber-café or Lan-house where you can rent a computer for about 3 reais an hour. There are some in the Village, Perequé and Barra Velha neighborhoods.
Many hotels and inns offer also Internet service.