Location

Experience the fun!

The weather of Ceará is astrong ally for tourists whoarrive there. The Equator lineguarantees sun and warmththroughout the year, withtemperatures ranging between24°C (75°F) and 32°C (90°F).The perfect combination foryou to enjoy Ceará'slandscapes, attractions andgood tourism infrastructure.

573 km (356 mi.) of coastline

28°C (82°F) averagetemperature with 2,800hours of sunshine per year

15 knot trade winds

Two flights per week8h30minfrom Atlanta toFortaleza by plane

FORTALEZA

Hotel offer in Ceará - 2010Apartments: 25.800 habitational unitsBeds - 66.900Means of accommodation: 1.041 Hotels, inns, lodging houses

Gastronomy

Main Destinations

Fortaleza Pole

Fortaleza Pole

Dancing to forró at the Pirata Bar in Fortaleza is the best Mondaynight program of the planet.

Pirata Bar

Located in a square on one of Fortaleza’s main avenues,CEART, the Handicraft Center of Ceará, is one of the best placesto buy local handicrafts.

This is the most famous beach in the city, with an excellent infrastructure of barsand restaurants, offering from coconut water, tropical fruit juices and dishesmade of fish or sea fruits to different programs, such as the Crabs Thursdays inthe huts at night with comic stand up shows.

Praia do Futuro Beach

With extraordinary conditions for the practice of wind and kitesurf, the beachesof the Ceará coast have already become an international point of reference forthis sport.

CEARÁ EVENTS CENTERTotal area: 173,000 m2 (1,860,000 sq ft)Display area: 73,000 m2 (785,000 sq ft)Gardens: 21,000 m2 (226,000 sq ft)Parking lot: 3.600 parking spacesInvestment: R$ 279 million (US$ 149 million)

ACQUARIO CEARÁ

The first international aquarium in Latin AmericaBuilt area: 21,500 m2 (231,000 sq ft)Tanks with capacity for 15 million liters (4 million gallons)Four-story leisure area, two 4D movie theaters, submarine simulators,equipment of interaction between audience and aquarium as well assubmerse tunnels.

Number of visitors expected: 1,2 million people per year

Jobs: 150 direct jobs, 1,600 indirect jobs and 18,000 in the productivechain

Investment: R$ 250 million (US$ 133 million)

ACQUARIO CEARÁ

ACQUARIO CEARÁ

Infrastructure on the beaches Leisure and entertainment

The biggest water park in Latin America

About 20 rides and attractions

The highest waterslide in the world

Fortaleza Pole

Fortaleza Pole

Fortaleza Pole

Fortaleza Pole

Jericoacoara PoleStay at one thecharming inns ofJericoacoara andwatch the beautifulsunset the beach hasto offer. These aregreat attractions duringthe day. At night youcan taste some fish orsea fruits recipes at thelocal restaurants andenjoy the authenticforró dance.

Jericoacoara Pole

Jericoacoara Pole

Jericoacoara Pole

Canoa Quebrada Pole

Find music and amusement for all tastes at the nightsof Broadway, the town’s main street. Canoa offers avaried menu of fish and seafood. Buggy excursions,paragliding and sandboarding with a “skibunda“ (“buttski”) down the dunes are some of its attractions.

Canoa Quebrada Pole

Canoa Quebrada Pole

Canoa Quebrada Pole

Canoa Quebrada PoleHandicraft

Bobbin lace Colored sand

Cariri Pole

Cariri Pole

Juazeiro do Norte is one of the main centers for religiouspilgrimages in the country. The city is famous for its churches,museums, and its well known statue of Father Cícero RomãoBatista. At the same time, the region where the cities of Crato,Barbalha, Nova Olinda and Santana do Cariri are located is theperfect landscape for eco-tourism, with unique flora and fauna,hot springs, caves and waterfalls. The region is the perfect placefor hiking, walking, cycling, and adventure sports. Cariri, carvedout of the Araripe canyon, has the largest Cretaceous periodfossil bed in the world and old sugar mills and mansions thatpreserve a piece of our state’s history.

Cariri Pole

Ceará is ready and glad to welcome you. Now it’s time to enjoy it!

CONTACTS

Tourism Department of Ceará

Coordenation of Promotion & Marketing

Phone + 55 85 3101 4662 / 4685