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Lençóis Maranhenses
Sand spit between river and sea. Crossing point to Atins.
The village, up close
The places worth stopping for.
2 places
Beaches
Sand strip between river and sea. Lunch with fresh fish.
Unique geographic phenomenon: beach between river and sea. Rustic restaurants serve the freshest fish. Stop on the Rio Preguiças tour.
Insider tip: The crab and white fish are must-tries. Negotiate the price beforehand.
Seafood · Time to allow: 120 min
Dining
Classic Caburé restaurant. Feet in the water, fresh seafood.
View where the river meets the sea. Hammocks in the water.
Insider tip: Order the grilled fish. Arrive early for waterfront table.
River Lunch · Time to allow: 120 min
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Read the full guide for CaburéExplore the sightseeing stops and choose between returning to Barreirinhas or combining the outing with an onward journey to Atins.
Before you go
The transport guides break down every route.
Caburé fills with day-tripper boats from Barreirinhas at lunchtime — arrive early or late to avoid the peak. There are no upscale accommodations; it is a transit stop, not a destination for an extended overnight. 4x4 access from Paulino Neves (~30 km along the beach) is the alternative to the boat if coming from the Piauí side.
Caburé is a narrow sandbar between the Rio Preguiças and the Atlantic — on the river side, calm shallow water for kitesurfing; on the ocean side, open waves. The shrimp restaurants here are a ritual stop on any Rota das Emoções journey, and the dual water (river freshwater × ocean saltwater) on a single sandbar is geographically unique.
Check the month-by-month calendar, then read the when-to-go guide for the detail.
When to Visit Lençóis MaranhensesRegional calendar for the Lençóis Maranhenses. Caburé doesn't have its own seasonal calendar yet.
Today: low tide of 0.8 m at 12:15 and high tide of 2.5 m at 06:35; another low at 00:15, before sunrise · Waxing Crescent, 6% illumination.
See tide and wind for the whole corridor
Tap a day · peak wind, gusts, low tide and moon
Wind forecasts get less reliable further ahead: check again closer to the day.
The day's range
2.2 m
Difference between high and low
Next high
06:352.5 m
Calibrated at Luís Correia, 120 km away. No comparable Navy tide table nearby. Low tide likely comes about 30 min later than the curve shows (1965 data from the shifting river mouth; maybe less on the open beach). Lagoons, river mouths and bays may not follow the open-sea curve.
Safety note
Crossing between islands can be dangerous — strong currents.
Tide tip · CABURÉ
The boat crossing between Caburé and Atins depends on the tide, so check the times before you set off.
Tide-dependent: Boat Crossing Caburé ➝ Atins →
Tide-dependent: 4x4 Caburé ➝ Tutóia →
Heights in meters above the model's reference level. “Mean level” is the average of this day's extreme heights; it does not indicate depth.
We calculate the tide with the FES2022 model, calibrated for each place to a reference station from the FEMAR catalog. Where we can, we compare the curve with the Brazilian Navy's tide tables. On rivers and inland, the curve shows the coastal tide, not the water level there.
Strong, moderate or weak: the word compares the day's range with this place's usual range, not with other places.
Wind through the day
Windiest around midday: up to 28 km/h, gusts up to 58 km/h.
Motion starts on its own when the visualization is in view.
SpeedThe flow speeds up with the wind speed at the selected hour. At zero wind it stops.
DirectionThe dot on the compass marks where the wind comes from. The lines move downwind.
GustsThe ring shows the difference between wind speed and gust speed. Without valid gust data it disappears.
An illustration only: it doesn't simulate how often gusts arrive.
The moon rises at 07:58 and sets at 20:34 · no moon in the sky from 20:34 to 04:15
Waxing Crescent
6%illuminated
Schematic phase · illustrative texture
Night sky
Night of Nov 12–13
Moon in the sky, from 18:54 on Nov 12 to 20:34 on Nov 12. →
No moon in the sky, from 20:34 on Nov 12 to 04:15 on Nov 13. →
Astronomical night is when the center of the sun is at least 18° below the horizon.
Times are approximate and don't account for clouds.
Night timeline for Nov 12 to Nov 13, Brasília time. Moon in the sky, from 18:54 on Nov 12 to 20:34 on Nov 12. No moon in the sky, from 20:34 on Nov 12 to 04:15 on Nov 13.
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