Jericoacoara - Brazilian Beach. Jericoacoara is a beach located 300 km about Fortaleza, state of Ceara, in the municipality of Gijoca (Jijoca of Jericoacoara) - Until 1985 it was a simple fishermen …More
Jericoacoara - Brazilian Beach.
Jericoacoara is a beach located 300 km about Fortaleza, state of Ceara, in the municipality of Gijoca (Jijoca of Jericoacoara) - Until 1985 it was a simple fishermen village without electricity, roads, telephone or television, lost in between immense white dunes and completely isolated from the rest of the world, until the tourism discover ed it and began to be visited.
Jericoacoara is located in an area of environmental preservation, since 2002 a National Park, between mobile huge dunes, lakes of crystalline water, coconut trees, beautiful beaches, with a calm sea and ocean wave, where the contact with the nature is intense, and the beauty of the landscapes impressive. The National Park of Jericoacoara has an area of 6850.00 hectares, and extends across the beach of Jericoacoara, including the municipalities and Jijoca Cruz, where is the famous Prea beach, which represents 33% of its total area.
The National Park of Jericoacoara has various activities and entertainments, and in recent years the windsurfing and kitesurfing made this beach one of the most visited in all Brazil for lovers of strong wind. Kitesurfing is practiced primarily in Prea beach, just 15 km from Jericoacoara. The more attractive tourist beach is a Pedra Furada (symbol of Jericoacoara and Ceara State) an enormous stone arc, carved by wave and the time, situated in the rocky region of Jeri, the Serrote.
Jericoacoara is a beach located 300 km about Fortaleza, state of Ceara, in the municipality of Gijoca (Jijoca of Jericoacoara) - Until 1985 it was a simple fishermen village without electricity, roads, telephone or television, lost in between immense white dunes and completely isolated from the rest of the world, until the tourism discover ed it and began to be visited.
Jericoacoara is located in an area of environmental preservation, since 2002 a National Park, between mobile huge dunes, lakes of crystalline water, coconut trees, beautiful beaches, with a calm sea and ocean wave, where the contact with the nature is intense, and the beauty of the landscapes impressive. The National Park of Jericoacoara has an area of 6850.00 hectares, and extends across the beach of Jericoacoara, including the municipalities and Jijoca Cruz, where is the famous Prea beach, which represents 33% of its total area.
The National Park of Jericoacoara has various activities and entertainments, and in recent years the windsurfing and kitesurfing made this beach one of the most visited in all Brazil for lovers of strong wind. Kitesurfing is practiced primarily in Prea beach, just 15 km from Jericoacoara. The more attractive tourist beach is a Pedra Furada (symbol of Jericoacoara and Ceara State) an enormous stone arc, carved by wave and the time, situated in the rocky region of Jeri, the Serrote.