By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:58:46 +0000

I was in Jericoacoara January 2004 with my Brazilian girlfriend. Africa is directly off the beach, but is 4000 miles away! I was venturing all the way from Canada for this special encounter. A long way to go for a first date! But i’m a little crazy anyway! lol… A must place to visit for the adventurer. Don’t go it alone, find an Omni-bus tour in Fortaleza along Iracema Beach, near the hotels. Some great restaurants here at Praia do Iracema, in Fortaleza. Things come alive at night near the pier with many restaurants. On the way to Jeri, there is one transfer from the coach to a giant dune buggy in a small town one hour from Jeri. It seems like the Sahara along the northeastern coast of Brazil. Very isolated and quite a special experience. Great accomodations in Jeri, most include a very nice breakfast for about $40. total, not per person. Our cottage was lovely, with AC and clean brandnew bathroom @ Pousada Caju. Many great pousandas. Mosquito Blue was more expensive but wonderful and right on the beach. They all seemed great! Sand streets throughout the village, with horses and cattle wandering the streets at night on your way home from one of the many great restaurants. From fish, seafood, pizza, suishi or Italian and much more. Don’t miss the Brazilian maritial art fighting on the beach every night at dusk, with crowd clapping to the beat and enjoying very much. And dancing and partying at night near the beach with live music. The water is warm and lovely and the beach goes on forever! Horseback riding on beautiful well cared for horses, dune buggy tours, or sand surfing down the dunes to the ocean. And it is somewhat a wind surfers meca with great ocean breezes. Great place! But 3 ou 4 nights might be enough. Brazil is a great place to visit. And maybe because i was with a local native girl, in my four trips to Brazil i have never had one problem of any kind. Fortunate perhaps. But be smart and keep your wits. Another must see is Paraty, 3 hours south of Rio. Also a very special town. 30,000 people and quite unique. Full of artists of all kinds and wonderful all day schooner tours with lunch, live music and many stops for swimming and snorkling among the islands and gorgeous beaches. Paraty is a magical and a must. Flor do Mar was our pousada, right near the pier. Very reasonable. 80 reais per night with breakfast. (or $40.) Small and sweet. Nice lady and her daughter. Paraty is much closer to Rio or Sao Paulo. Jeri is far up the coast, in the state of Ceara. Also, south of Fortaleza and not north like Jeri, is Canoa Quebrada. Awesome too! Pousada do Reis was wonderful with an ocean view and super rooms near the pool!! Don’t miss the dune buggy tour! A special experience for 4 per buggy!! You will love it. It stops at an isolated oasis for a drink, way down the beach. And great food in the many restaurants right on the beach, where you eat in your bikini! Just wonderful.

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By: Dean