Highlights in Ceará include Fortaleza, the beaches and cliffs in Jericoacoara, Canoa Quebrada, Aracati and Cumbuco, as well as culture and history.
For a long time, Canoa Quebrada in Ceará was a hippy hideaway. Today, however, it receives many tourists and is not as quiet as it used to be. But the beauty remains undisputed: the beaches with their reddish cliffs are mesmerising.
Those who have the time to do more than a simple day trip from Fortaleza will discover a calm and special place.
Very high-spirited, Jericoacoara in Ceará attracts young people, but it’s calm. In July, the wind and kitesurfing season begins and the beach becomes colourful with boards.
At dusk, tourists and some locals gather at the Sunset Dune.
Another unmissable walk is to the famous Pedra Furada, sculpted by the sea – in July, the sun appears in the middle of the hole.
The hammocks over the water of Lagoa do Paraíso are a trademark of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, 23 kilometres from Jericoacoara.
The feeling of being far away from any problems is unavoidable – the place seems to have been made for relaxing and not thinking about anything else.
Tatajuba Beach in Camocim in Ceará, the original village was buried by the dunes on the right bank. On the other side of the Tatajuba River, the current fishing village was built.
You can get there by buggy or four-wheel drive vehicle, as after taking the ferry across the River Coreaú, you have to overcome 22 kilometres of sandy road and dunes.
The beach is the picture of peace and quiet, with very little traffic, it’s the ideal place for those who want to enjoy themselves without too much hustle and bustle.
Hardly anyone visits Fortaleza without taking a trip to Beach Park.
On the seafront, the water park has fun for all the family, with light, moderate and extreme attractions.
Among the many waterslides, the Insano is still the adrenaline champion: its 41-metre descent reaches a speed of 105 kilometres per hour.
But make no mistake, on holiday be prepared to face long queues.
The small fishing village is a stop-off point for buggy rides – this is the best way to get there. In the shape of a half-moon, with cliffs of coloured sand, Ponta Grossa also has dunes that make up the landscape.
The sea is rough and green, full of reefs and submerged rocks. The road from Canoa Quebrada to this beach is beautiful.
You know those little craft bottles made of coloured sand? Many go to the village of Morro Branco (Beberibe) in search of these souvenirs to give to friends.
Lose yourself in the labyrinth of cliffs with sand of different colours.
The quiet beach has few inns, coconut palms and white dunes.
Formed by cliffs, dunes and coconut palms, Lagoinha is one of the most beautiful beaches in Ceará.
The main bars, restaurants and inns are in a small centre and, although it’s not as unspoilt as it was a few years ago, the place is heavenly. All this without the hustle and bustle of the more centralised beaches.
Ceará’s cuisine is rich and varied, with typical dishes such as:
Ceará is a state that combines natural beauty, vibrant culture and welcoming hospitality. If you’re planning a trip there, get ready to enjoy an unforgettable experience.
Ceará Tourist Guide
Northeastern cuisine has been directly influenced by the socio-economic factors of the region. The dishes have characteristics of Portuguese cuisine, known during the colonial period; African culture, absorbed at the time of slavery; and indigenous food, inherited from the native population. The recipes generally include vegetables, beef and goat meat, […]
Whether you’re travelling on holiday or for a long weekend, the beaches of Ceará offer impressive beauty and everything you need to have fun. We’ve selected the 22 most beautiful beaches in Ceará and the best beaches in Ceará for you to include in your itinerary! The beaches of Ceará […]
Ceará is a state with strong religious representation. In the interior, at least four cities have Catholicism very present in the figures of Padre Cícero (Juazeiro do Norte), Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Crato), Benigna (Santana do Cariri) and São Francisco das Chagas (Canindé). These municipalities are interconnected in the so-called […]
The mountain town of Guaramiranga is located in the Maciço do Baturité and is known, with some charming exaggeration, as “the Switzerland of Ceará”. In addition to an extensive coastline and a vast hinterland, Ceará has many mountain ranges. One of them is in the Baturité Massif, a region of […]
The state of Ceará has a small Canyon on the Salgado River in the vicinity of the town of Lavras da Mangabeira. Salgado River Canyon or Boqueirão is with two large rocky walls and cut by the main tributary of the South of Ceará, the Boqueirão, in Lavras da Mangabeira, […]
According to Simões (1980), the main characteristics that distinguish Portuguese tiles in the first 25 years of the 17th century are monumentality, suitability for architecture and modernity. The Portuguese tile arrived in Brazil in synchrony with the other arts and followed the same process of acculturation existing in Portugal. In […]
The handicrafts of Maranhão have more than 400 years of tradition, just a visit to the Historic Centre of São Luís and you can see the variety of artefacts from the artisanal production of Maranhão, marked by the creativity of a popular tradition that has been improved since the foundation […]
Arabic architecture developed in Portugal during the Muslim presence in the country (712-1249). The originality of architectural structures and ornamental motifs gave rise to a very distinctive Muslim architecture. The horseshoe arch, of Visigothic influence, is the hallmark of Muslim civilisation in Portugal. Ornamentation is one of the great characteristics […]
Get to know the main historical cities of the north-east of Brazil built during the colonial period that still retain a large part of their preserved houses. The history of Brazil is rich, comprehensive and full of contradictions. Developing a narrative that addresses the details of the conquest and colonisation […]
Cariri, in the south of the state of Ceará, is a region marked by a rich cultural heritage, inherited from the traditions of the indigenous peoples who lived there, especially the Kariris Indians. With the miscegenation of various peoples (indigenous, European and African) and the relative isolation of Cariri in […]
The coast of Maranhão has incredible dunes of the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park and mangroves, the beaches of the state of Maranhão have a unique look in the Northeast. On this stretch of the Brazilian coast you can find almost deserted beaches in fishing villages or even in the metropolitan […]
The Pedra Caída Complex in Chapada das Mesas in the state of Maranhão is a must-see attraction for those passing through Chapada das Mesas (MA) and the tip goes even for the less adept at nature activities. The Sanctuary of Pedra Caída in Chapada das Mesas is a large tourist […]
Icapuí is known as the land of lobster and is located in the far east of Ceará, 200 kilometres from Fortaleza, the municipality of Icapuí is characterised by unspoilt beaches, cliffs and a good supply of lobsters. Icapuí is the last municipality on the coast of Ceará, before the border […]
The Chapada das Mesas National Park has sandstone geographic formations, about 70 million years old and that can reach around 400 metres high and is extremely exuberant with its mountains, waterfalls, rivers and lakes that jump to our eyes and provide an incredible experience. The Chapada das Mesas is one […]
Tracunhaém is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, renowned for its rich tradition of clay craftsmanship. Located in the Agreste region of the state, the town has a long-standing reputation for producing handmade ceramics. The main attraction of Tracunhaém is the transformation of clay into utilitarian and decorative pieces, thus being […]
Tatajuba is a beach located in the municipality of Camocim, 390 km from Fortaleza. It is one of the most charming beaches on the west coast of the state of Ceará. In the 1980s, the community of Tatajuba was buried by the dunes, but it did not keep away the […]
Cumbuco Beach, located in the state of Ceará, Brazil, is famous for its ideal conditions for kitesurfing. Situated around 30 km west of Fortaleza, Cumbuco offers constant winds, favourable waters and an infrastructure that caters for both beginners and experienced kitesurfers. The Vila do Cumbuco is another differential for those […]
Tatajuba is a Ceará beach located in the municipality of Camocim, 390 kilometres from Fortaleza, and is one of the most charming beaches on the west coast of Ceará. In the 1980s, the community of Tatajuba was buried by the dunes, but that didn’t stop the fishing families who rebuilt […]
The municipality of Tutóia in Maranhão is a support base for those who visit the Lençóis Maranhenses National Park and the Parnaiba River Delta. Tutóia is geographically privileged for being located in front of the Parnaíba River Delta and next to the Little Lençóis Maranhenses. The dunes are one of […]
Route in the Ibiapaba Mountains (Serra de Ibiapaba) mountain range in Ceará unites nature, flavours and extreme sports and the Ubajara National Park has trails, caves and cable car rides. Mountainous region of Ibiapaba on the border of Ceará with the Piauí is home to nine cities, including Ipu, land of […]
Ubajara is a municipality in the Ibiapaba mountain range or Serra de Ibiapaba and is 340 km from Fortaleza. Ubajara is considered the tourism capital of the Serra da Ibiapaba, is a small town, cozy and well wooded. The city is well signposted and has a small tourist infrastructure, consisting […]
Icó is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Ceará and is a living architectural record of the past. The city of Icó was the third village installed in Ceará and has an architectural site dating from the 18th century; The city is a living architectural record of the past. […]
Macapá Waterfall or Cachoeira do Macapá, located between Balsas and Nova Colinas, South region of Maranhão, with more than 80 meters of waterfall is considered the largest waterfall in the region. The Chapada das Mesas in the southern region of Maranhão exudes beautiful landscapes, enriched by waterfalls and ecological trails. […]
Caetanos de Cima is indeed one of the most beautiful and lesser-known beaches in Ceará, located in the municipality of Amontada. Caetanos de Cima in Ceará is a community that works with community-based tourism. It is located in the municipality of Amontada, 170km from Fortaleza, on the west coast, on […]
Jericoacoara is a village in the municipality of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, 300 kilometres from Fortaleza, on the west coast of Ceará. Vila Jericoacoara has incredible natural beauty and year-round sunshine, a cosy atmosphere with a rustic feel, dunes, sea, lagoons and mangroves. With its rustic beauty, Jericoacoara – or simply Jeri […]
Quixadá is a municipality in Ceará and is 175 km from Fortaleza, belongs to the Mesoregion of the Sertões Cearenses and the micro-region of the Sertão de Quixeramobim. It is the largest in the central hinterland, with a population of 100,000. Quixadá is known as the university city of the […]
Maranhão is the synthesis state of Brazil. Here characteristics of the North, Northeast and Midwest converge. Different nuances of climate, vegetation, hydrography, coastline, relief, history and culture blend together amid a tropical panel of colors, flavors, sounds, textures, smells and stunning landscapes that portray the Brazilian joy of being from […]
The region of Cariri in Ceará is a privileged place, with regard to its location, because strategically located in the south of Ceará, it borders three states: Piauí, Pernambuco and Paraíba. Located in the south of the state, in the Cariri region, the Araripe Plateau is on the border between […]
The green landscape of the Baturité Massif in Ceará and the humid climate make the region one of the most popular destinations for weekends. With an average temperature ranging from 20ºC to 22ºC – and minimum reaching 17ºC, the scenario has a small strip of Atlantic Forest transformed into an […]
Aracati is well known for its natural beauty, with the Canoa Quebrada Beach as its postcard. Aracati, “Land of the Good Winds”, is a municipality in the state of Ceará, in Brazil, 150 kilometres from the capital of Ceará Fortaleza. Its coastline is famous all over the world, especially for […]
Aquiraz in Ceará has entered the tourist route with the installation of Beach Park on Porto das Duna beach. The city is located around 30 kilometres from Fortaleza, making it easily accessible by car or bus. The Beach Park complex in Aquiraz, however, is not the only attraction of Ceará’s first […]
Canoa Quebrada beach is located 12 kilometres from the municipality of Aracati. Since the 1970s, the beach has been one of the best-known and most popular beaches in Ceará and also one of the main stops on the Cliff Route. The beach has been the setting for films such as […]
In Ceará tourists from all over the world come to enjoy the practice of extreme and adventure sports such as ecotourism, kitesurfing, hang gliding and paragliding. When you think of Ceará, the state’s 573 km of coastline automatically comes to mind, with its warm green waters and 300 days of […]
The Jaguaribe River is the biggest attraction of the municipality of Fortim which lies between Aracati and Beberibe, featuring its beautiful beaches. On top of the Barra viewpoint in Fortim, you discover an unmissable view over the river, the fishermen’s boats crossing to the other side of the river. The municipality of […]
Beach Park is located in Aquiraz, about 30 km from Fortaleza, Beach Park is a tourist complex that even has a hotel chain. First capital of Ceará, Aquiraz is responsible for an important part of the flow of tourists that goes to Fortaleza. The reason is on the beach of […]
The Wind Coast Route or Rota Costa dos Ventos in Ceará attracts sportsmen and tourists interested in the constant sunshine and good winds of the state’s coastline, as Ceará has one of the most beautiful coastlines in Brazil, with a variety of colours and shapes, as well as welcoming people and […]
Paracuru is a municipality located on the west coast of Ceará, Brazil, known for its beautiful beaches and tranquil atmosphere, and is a popular tourist destination, especially for lovers of water sports. Paracuru is approximately 100 kilometres northwest of the capital, Fortaleza. Depending on traffic and road conditions, the journey […]
The Rota das Falésias or Cliff Route in Ceará has more than 200 kilometers of beach, on one side is the sea and on the other, the walls of sand that provides unforgettable walks. Who has never heard of the beach of Canoa Quebrada, in Ceará? Its beautiful beaches of […]
Tropical flowers of exuberant beauty will adorn many parties this holiday season. Flower cultivation plays a key role in preserving varieties. Much of the beauty of Christmas parties in the southeast of the country depends on tropical flowers grown on a large scale in the Northeast. Pernambuco is the state that […]
Casa Grande & Senzala was the work that consecrated the Brazilian sociologist and writer Gilberto Freyre. This essay, released on December 1, 1933, addresses the formation and economic-social development of the Northeast during the colonial era. The author sees in the cultivation of sugar cane, in the middle of the […]
The São Jorge dos Erasmos Mill was the third sugar mill to be built in Portuguese America, in the center of the village of São Vicente, today in the São Paulo municipality of Santos. It was probably built around 1534 by order of Martim Afonso de Sousa, the donee of […]
José Américo de Almeida (1887-1980) was a Brazilian writer and politician. His work “A Bagaceira”, started the Regionalist Generation of the Northeast. He was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Letters on October 27, 1966, occupying chair number 38. He was also a lawyer, university professor, folklorist and sociologist. José […]
The name rapadura, a variation of “raspadura” (from the verb raspar), originated from the scraping of the thick layers of sugar stuck to the walls of the pots used to make it. It is typical of the north-east of Brazil. Its use is extensive and varies according to the cultural […]
The Emotions Route unites the Lençóis Maranhenses, in Maranhão, the Parnaíba Delta, in Piauí, and Jericoacoara, in Ceará, in a single trip. Rota das Emoções in the northeast is to face a dirt road in a 4×4 vehicle, take a chance on windsurfing, face the rise and fall of the […]
The electric trio of musicians Dodô and Osmar celebrated 64 years of existence in 2015, while axé turns 30. Without this sound truck, the Bahian Carnival would definitely not be the same. But those who frequent the circuits of the Bahian festival and are impressed by the structure of the […]
Jorge Amado was born on August 10, 1912, on the Auricídia farm, in the district of Ferradas, municipality of Itabuna, southern Bahia State. Son of cocoa farmer João Amado de Faria and Eulália Leal Amado. At the age of one, he went to Ilhéus, where he spent his childhood. He […]
Cachoeiras de Carolina is in Vale das Águas, extreme south of Maranhão, the scenery is paradisiacal. Carolina is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Maranhão. It is located in the south of the state, on the right bank of the Tocantins River. It is known for its several waterfalls. […]
Chapada das Mesas is an environmental protection area covering 160,046 hectares of Cerrado. Chapada das Mesas is composed of the municipalities of Imperatriz, Tasso Fragoso, Estreito, Carolina, Riachão, Balsas, Formosa da Serra Negra, Fortaleza dos Nogueiras, Itinga do Maranhão, Campestre, Alto Parnaíba, Açailândia in south-central Maranhão; The name comes from […]
Carnival, a festival of ancient Catholic tradition originating in Europe, is held annually in the three days before Lent. Introduced in Brazil by the Portuguese colonizers, it was known as Entrudo in the first centuries of colonial life. During this period, games were played with limes and lemons, or throwing […]
The Cultural Aspects of the Northeast Region are well known for its strong and striking cultural aspect. The Northeast Region of the Brazilian territory is composed by the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe. Its total area is 1,561,177km², similar to […]
The Northeast Region is the third largest region in Brazil and the largest in number of states, it has nine: Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte and Sergipe. Its total area is 1,561,177km², similar to the area of Mongolia. The region has 3,338km of beaches, […]
Brazilian literature was born mature, expressing itself in the language of the 17th century – the baroque – and this is due to a writer from the Northeast, Gregório de Mattos. Since Gregório de Mattos, the northeastern letters exhibit an extraordinary vigor. The northeast region also consecrated a cultural phenomenon, […]
Arquitetura Nordestina has baroque buildings erected by the sugar society mark the starting point of the long and diverse path taken by Northeastern architecture over five centuries. On the balconies of the sobrados of old São Salvador there are memories of maidens from the times of the emperor,” sang Dorival […]
The plastic arts in the northeast had external influences and information and help to build a genuinely Brazilian and local art – a process of appropriation and recreation that goes back to the colony. European artists who accompanied Maurício de Nassau during the occupation of Dutch Pernambuco (1630-54) are credited […]
It is impossible to think about the culture of Brazil without considering the music and rhythms of the Northeast, the themes and inventiveness of Northeast music – a mix of influences in which tradition and renewal coexist. In all of Brazil, the Northeast is the region that most zealously preserves […]
The history of the northeast begins with the discovery of Brazil and the northeast owes its birth and development around the sugar society Ground zero of Brazilian history was in the northeast, the history of the northeast owes its birth and development to the sugar mill. Today, while carrying nurcas […]
The Northeast is the Brazilian region that receives the most tourists, from the country and abroad. The reasons are obvious: any corner of its immense coastline is capable of adorning the pages of tourism supplements and magazines. Here you will find the elements of the archetypal tropical paradise – blue […]
Maranhão presents a rich ecosystem composed of mangroves, beaches, rivers, waterfalls and a tropical desert. It also has the encounter between the ancient and the modern that characterizes Maranhão. In Maranhão there is a mix of baroque tiles and space technology, centenary houses and state-of-the-art spikes, bumba-meu-boi and reggae. History […]
Juazeiro do Norte is the largest city in the hinterland of Ceará and was founded in 1911 by Father Cícero Romão Batista, known and adored throughout the hinterland as “Padim Ciço”. The hinterland of Ceará is vast and rich for the people who live there and their religiosity and their […]
The mountains of Ceará and its mountain towns have a pleasant climate that varies from 17ºC to 22ºC, which attracts tourists from all over the world who seek tranquility as well as fresh air and contact with nature. The Sierras do Ceará, far from the coastal area, is marked by […]
The west coast of Ceará, which stretches from Tabuba to the border with Piauí, alternates stretches of beaches not frequented by tourists, such as Bitupitá, with one of the most popular destinations in the Northeast, Jericoacoara beach. The beaches and villages of the coast West of Ceará have in common […]
The east coast of Ceará that extends between Aquiraz and the border with Rio Grande do Norte is known by the name of Costa do Sol Nascente. The east coast of Ceará comprises the municipalities of Pindoretama, Cascavel, Beberibe, Fortim, Aracati, Icapuí and Itaiçaba. All along the east coast of Ceará […]
Fortaleza is the fifth largest city in the country, the sunny Fortaleza spreads out along a stretch of straight, parallel streets to the coastline of greenish waters. The city of Fortaleza is the capital of Ceará. The territory of Fortaleza is bathed by the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and […]
The State of Ceará has one of the most beautiful tourist spots in Brazil, with a rich culture associated with beautiful landscapes, among beaches, mountains and waterfalls. Ceará has one of the largest and most important coastal strips in the country from a tourist point of view, which extends for […]
Carlos Julião, a military engineer and draughtsman of Italian origin in the service of the Portuguese crown, never lived or settled in Brazil. He
Jews in colonial Brazil faced a complex and often difficult situation. During the colonial period, Brazil was a Portuguese colony and the Inquisition
The Catedral Basílica de Salvador is one of the most important sacred buildings from Colonial Brazil. A testament to the history and Catholicism in
The Nossa Senhora de Monte Serrat Fort, located in the city of Salvador, Bahia, is one of the most iconic and well-preserved examples of colonial
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