Mustrangi, Meika A. 1992 Journal 13 Ilha de São Sebastião - SP Brazil 4 August (Tue) Maíca Lara and I left Rio de Janeiro (Niterói) this morning (10:30 am) heading for Ilha de São Sebastião, São Paulo State, 400 km South. We took BR 101, Rio-Santos road, that wind, beautifully along the coast. We arrived on the island at 5:00 pm, 6.5 hours of drive. The day was sunny, what made it a very pleasant drive. As soon as we crossed the border between the State of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, we noticed an increase (significant) in the amount of forest (Atlantic tropical rainforest) left close to the road. It is probably due to the 'Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar', in São Paulo. In São Sebastião one takes the 15' ferry- boat to Ilhabela. We found Luis Felipe (director of Museu de Zoologia - USP) Ferreira Brandão, Dr. Vanzolini's nephew, that lives here. He recommended 'Pousada da Kanoa', that lies close to the park. He also gave good suggestions about places to collect. Tomorrow we will go to meet 'Chico' = Secretário do Meio Ambiente of Ilhabela, We brought 300 traps (between Tomahawks and Shermans). We'll select a place and start setting up traps as early as we can tomorrow.