Taking a 4 hour bus ride from downtown Rio (Novo Rio) to Paraty, we were given 15 minutes to stop at Costa Verde restaurante parada. It was surprisingly clean and fairly organized. Attached to a gas station, it had wide parking for the big bus, a clean restroom with plenty of stalls and a restaurant with easy snacks to eat.
I was impressed with restrooms since they actually had toilet paper and paper towels, although no hand soap and were relatively clean.
The food consisted of the typical salgados and petiscos. There were plenty of refreshments and service didn't seem to take forever. They also had a small store with futebol paraphernalia (Flamengo soccer signs etc).
Not bad for a roadside stop. It looks like it's designated for this bus company. read more