I've been living in Ilha Grande the past two years. During this time, I've had the opportunity to meet a few tourists, and ended up helping them in some way or another. Today, for example, I helped a woman from England that had an issue with her phone (turns out there was no issue, but still), then helped her find the bus to Paraty, find where to catch the bus to Paraty and gave her some tips about "how to be a vegetarian in Brazil" and so on.

I've done similar things a few times now, but it's always by chance. If I happen to be at the same place as them (usually in one of the boats) and notice that they are foreigners (and sometimes seem lost). I really enjoy doing it and getting to meet people from around the world has been a fun little Sidequest in my life.

I was wondering if I should try to do this "officially". Something like an Instagram, where people can reach me if they want to come to the island and need some assistance/pointers. I could check their Airbnb before arrival (I fixed an Airbnb's toilet for someone once, for example, as the host would only be able to fix it in two days), give travel guidance (it can be tricky/confusing to get to Ilha Grande) and just in general someone visitors could turn to.

Now my question: if you already visited Ilha Grande, do you think something like this might have helped you? If you're planning to come, would this be something you're interested in? I'm not even sure I would charge for this, so if anyone has any comments/suggestions, I'm open to hear about it.

It's just an idea that came up today during the couple of hours I spent chatting with the lost tourist...