Destinations
Complete guides to Route of Emotions destinations. Written by locals.
Lençóis Maranhenses
Dunes and crystal-clear lagoons
- Village Guide
Santo Amaro do Maranhão
Santo Amaro do Maranhão: Lençóis lagoons you reach on foot, larger and deeper than Barreirinhas. When to go, how to get there and what to do.
- Guide to the Lençóis Village
Atins
Atins guide by people who live here: flat water kitesurf, top-tier dining, Lençóis lagoons on foot. The most charming village — without the crowds.
- Complete Guide to the Gateway of the Lençóis
Barreirinhas
Barreirinhas, the gateway to Lençóis Maranhenses: base for 4x4 jeeps to the lagoons and boats to Atins. A practical guide from people who live here.
- Village Guide
Caburé
Caburé is a sandbar between the Rio Preguiças and the Atlantic — a must-stop on the boat tour from Barreirinhas, famous for its seafood restaurants and the duality of river and ocean waters.
- The Desert with Water
Lençóis Maranhenses
Complete guide to Lençóis Maranhenses: how to get there, where to stay, lagoon tours and the three bases. UNESCO Heritage 2024. By people who live here.
- Village Guide
Paulino Neves
Paulino Neves is where the paved road ends and the sand tracks begin — the gateway to the Pequenos Lençóis Maranhenses and Santo Amaro do Maranhão.
Delta das Américas
The only open-sea delta in the Americas
- Complete Guide
Parnaíba
Guide to Parnaíba: gateway to the Parnaíba Delta, the only open-ocean delta in the Americas — boat tours, kite, and the Scarlet Ibis flocking.
- Complete Guide to the Delta's Kite Capital
Barra Grande PI
Guide to Barra Grande, Piauí: the kitesurf capital of the Delta do Parnaíba. Flat water, downwinds, Delta tours and the manatees of Cajueiro da Praia.
- Manatees, Sailing Canoes & the Cajueiro Rei
Cajueiro da Praia
Cajueiro da Praia (PI): the only open-ocean manatee monitoring, sailing canoe tours, the Cajueiro Rei, and deserted beaches near Barra Grande.
- Village Guide
Ilha das Canárias
The Revoada dos Guarás is the Delta's most thrilling spectacle: at dusk, hundreds of scarlet ibises arrive in crimson clouds to roost in the mangrove trees. Second-largest island in the Parnaíba Delta, 17,000 hectares of untouched ecosystems.
- Village Guide
Luís Correia
Luís Correia has 46 km of coastline with eight radically different beaches — from wave kite at Arrombado to natural pools at Maramar — plus the infrastructure of a real city just 15 km from Parnaíba airport.
- Village Guide
Macapá (PI)
Macapá is a small fishing village at the mouth of the Camurupim River, on the coast of Piauí — and the purest flat water kite spot on the corridor between Luís Correia and Barra Grande.
- Complete Guide to the Gateway Town
Tutóia
Tutóia is the logistics hub between the Parnaíba Delta and the Lençóis Maranhenses: how long to stay, how to cross, what to do passing through.
Jericoacoara
Paradise of winds and sunsets
- Complete Guide
Jericoacoara
Complete guide to Jericoacoara: how to get there, when to go, what to do, where to eat. Tourist tax, kitesurf, Lagoa do Paraíso. From locals.
- Village Guide
Barrinha
Barrinha de Baixo is the most remote point on Jericoacoara's East Side — a fishing village swallowed by dunes, accessible only at low tide, that became a reference for kitesurfing and absolute silence in Ceará.
- Complete Village Guide
Bitupitá
Bitupitá is the last beach in Ceará, on the border with Piauí: 5 rivers empty into a single point, forming the largest mangrove on the Ceará coast.
- Village Guide
Camocim
Camocim: the main town with urban services between Jericoacoara and Barra Grande — gateway to Tatajuba, kite on the Coreaú delta, and deserted beaches.
- Village Guide
Guriú
Guriú is a small fishing village 30 minutes from Jeri — authentic, quiet, and home to the best flat water for kitesurfing in the region. Mangue Seco, seahorses, and the ferry crossing over the Guriú River make it a must-stop on the Rota das Emoções.
- Village Guide
Icaraí de Amontada
Icaraizinho is what Jericoacoara was 20 years ago — a genuine international kite community with up to 9 months of wind, the hidden Lagoa dos Patos, and a French community that built the best balance between Northeastern authenticity and kite infrastructure.
- Where It Is and How to Get There
Ilha do Guajiru (Itarema, CE)
Ilha do Guajiru is in Itarema, on the west coast of Ceará, 220 km from Fortaleza. Flat-water kite lagoon: when to go, how to get there, where to stay.
- the World Kitesurf Mecca
Preá
Complete guide to Preá — the world kitesurf mecca, ~12 km north of Jericoacoara. Flat water, schools, downwinder and where to stay.
- Village Guide
Tatajuba
Tatajuba: one of the strongest kite spots on the Ceará coast — 4x4-only sand access, Duna do Funil, and 17–30 knot winds. A guide from locals.
Costa do Sol Poente
From Cumbuco to Paracuru
- Village Guide
Paracuru
Paracuru: one of Ceará's most versatile kite spots — flat water at low tide and reef waves at high tide, at the same point.
- Brazil's Kite Capital
Cumbuco
Complete guide to Cumbuco: Brazil's kite capital, Lagoa do Cauípe, how to get there from Fortaleza, when to go, what to do. Tips from locals.
- Village Guide
Flecheiras
A fishing village with natural reef pools, a centuries-old bobbin lace tradition, and the best food scene on Ceará's northwest coast. ~130 km from Fortaleza.
- Complete Village Guide
Guajiru (Trairi)
Guajiru in Trairi is a quiet fishing village with a 6 km beach, natural reef pools at low tide and a shallow lagoon perfect for kitesurfing.
- Village Guide
Lagoinha
Lagoinha combines a crescent-shaped beach with red cliffs and dense coconut groves — the angle from the Mirante over the beach is one of the most photographed natural compositions in Ceará.
- Village Guide
Mundaú
The mouth of the Rio Mundaú is the most dramatic river-meets-sea encounter on the Ceará coast: barchan dunes 10–15 m tall, natural pools at low tide, and a catamaran ride through the protected estuary. Complete guide to visiting Mundaú in 2026.
- Village Guide
Taíba
Taíba has a dual personality: Lagoa do Kite — flat, shallow, home to the GKA Freestyle World Championship — coexists with open-ocean waves at Praia de Taibinha, a WSL stage. 60 km from Fortaleza via CE-085.
From the Costa do Sol Poente to the Lençóis Maranhenses, passing through Jericoacoara — guides and itineraries written by people who live here.