A very good place, next to the railway, a place that transmits peace, it is practically a complement to the Sanctuary of Aparecida.

Porto Itaguaçú is another very popular tourist attraction in Aparecida and is located on Rua João de França Mota, s/n, in the city of Aparecida in São Paulo, at the time of the Porto Itaguaçú model fair, or for those who are staying at the Hotel Rainha do Brasil or at the Basilica of Aparecida, access is at the end of the Rosary path, Porto Itaguaçú offers a ferry ride across the Paraíba do Sul River and during the route tells the story of the city and the discovery of the image of Our Lady Senhora Aparecida, the tour has approximately 30 minutes of navigation amidst lush nature and goes to the place where the image of Our Lady of Aparecida was found and where, according to the story, 3 fishermen called Domingos Garcia, Felipe Pedroso and João Alves, They went fishing in order to feed the entourage of Dom Pedro de Almeida, the Count of Assumar, who would visit the region, but as it was not a good time for fishing, they asked for the blessing of Jesus' mother so that they would be successful in their task. . After countless failed attempts, the body of an image of Our Lady of the Conception, without the head, surprisingly appeared in the net, so they thought it was a good sign and kept the broken image, while they continued throwing the nets into the river and that was when the impossible. It happened, because in a deep and voluminous river like Paraíba do Sul and in a place quite distant from where the body of the image was found, when the nets were released again, the head of the image was trapped in the mesh. Surprised and amazed, they cast the nets into the river again and they came back full of fish, which was considered the first miracle of Our Lady of Conceição Aparecida, who came to be called that way, because she miraculously appeared in the river. Currently part of the complex is under renovation and the boat tour is temporarily disabled.