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Delta das AméricasRegional Hub
Base city for the Delta. Porto das Barcas, full infrastructure.
The village, up close
The places worth stopping for.
4 places
Nature
Every evening, scarlet ibises return to the Delta islands.
Sky painted in red. Unique phenomenon. Best Jul-Dec.
Insider tip: Depart from Porto dos Tatus (Armadillo Port; 12km from Parnaíba). R$400/afternoon. Option for those not staying overnight on the island.
Natural Spectacle · Time to allow: 240 min
Culture
Colorful colonial mansions and Porto das Barcas. Gateway to the Delta with agencies, restaurants, and crafts.
Preserved architecture from the jerky beef era. Starting point for Delta tours.
Insider tip: Ice cream at Araujo (tapioca, caju - the cashew fruit). Beautiful lighting at night. Craft fairs on weekends.
Delta Gateway · Time to allow: 120 min
Nature
Boat tour through the delta. Waterways, mangroves, 70+ islands.
Third largest delta in the world. Crab lunch included.
Insider tip: Traditional tour R$90-100. Includes fruit and lunch.
3rd Largest Delta · Time to allow: 480 min
Beaches
Only beach in Parnaíba. Lighthouse divides rough and calm sea.
16km from center. East side: surf/kite. West side: swimming.
Insider tip: Bring sunscreen. Beach bars for lunch.
Only Beach · Time to allow: 180 min
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Want the beaches, the tours and where to stay too?
Read the full guide for ParnaíbaCompare a traditional outing, the Revoada dos Guarás and specialist birdwatching.
Before you go
The transport guides break down every route.
LATAM launched the direct route from Fortaleza in September 2025, with an announced flight time of about 1 hour. Confirm flights and times for your dates with the airline. Stay in the city only as long as needed for logistics — most visitors pass through Parnaíba on their way to Barra Grande, Macapá, or the Delta. Ilha Grande’s Festival do Caranguejo usually takes place in November; confirm the dates and venue for the edition before you travel.
Parnaíba is the base city for the Delta do Parnaíba — the only open-sea delta in the Americas — and the logistical hub of coastal Piauí. Porto dos Tatus, 12 km away, is where all kite safaris and ecotourism expeditions begin; the city itself has a historic waterfront and craft market. LATAM launched the direct route from Fortaleza in September 2025, with an announced flight time of about 1 hour. Confirm flights and times for your dates with the airline.
Regional calendar for the Delta das Américas. Parnaíba doesn't have its own seasonal calendar yet.
Today: low tide of 0.8 m at 12:20 and high tide of 2.5 m at 06:25; 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
06:252.5 m
Calibrated at Luís Correia, 13 km away. No comparable Navy tide table nearby. The Navy tide table for Luís Correia uses a different zero: heights about 8 cm higher.
Tide tip · PARNAÍBA
Parnaíba is a riverside city. On Delta trips, reaching the islands depends on the tide.
Tide-dependent: Speedboat Parnaíba ➝ Ilha das Canárias →
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
About the same all day: up to 22 km/h, gusts up to 47 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 07:54 and sets at 20:31 · no moon in the sky from 20:31 to 04:11
Waxing Crescent
6%illuminated
Schematic phase · illustrative texture
Night sky
Night of Nov 12–13
Moon in the sky, from 18:51 on Nov 12 to 20:31 on Nov 12. →
No moon in the sky, from 20:31 on Nov 12 to 04:11 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 18:51 on Nov 12 to 20:31 on Nov 12. No moon in the sky, from 20:31 on Nov 12 to 04:11 on Nov 13.
Help on the ground
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