The
Location
Located on the Norteastern corner of Brazil along a 350
km stretch of virgen coastline that’s where your kite-safari
will take place.
With Fortalaza being the closest large city with an international
airport well connected with flights from Europe dayly.
BRAZIL: Cumbuco, “The Windy City”
Think Brazil and what comes to mind? Football, Ronaldo,
Rio, Carnival, Girls in small bikinis…… Well yes, Brazil
has all this plus some of the hottest kite locations in
the world; the northeastern corner of Brazil is where
our Kite-Safaris Downwind Tours take place.
With consistently smooth winds between 15 and 30 knots
(July through to January). We recommend that you bring
kites from 6m up to 12m for the average weighted rider
of 80 kilos, the local riders are usually are sailing
with 11 or 12m kites in Cumbuco down to 7m to 9m kites
in Jericoacoara.
(We would like to state that our Kite-Safaris are designed
for kiters with a kiting ability of intermediate and above,
and are capable of self-resucue) .
Cumbuco is a small fishing village 25 km north from the
capital city of the state of Ceara, Fortaleza. In the
area around Fortaleza is Cumbuco one of the best places
to stay, with its uncrowded sandy beaches and coco palm
trees everywhere. Characteristic for Cumbuco is how it
is situated. At one side the blue sea at the other side
the massive sand dunes. The quaint centre of Cumbuco is
build around a town square like is traditional in Brazil.
In the middle of this town square is a football field
where they play football every afternoon!
BRAZIL: Prea – Jericoacoara,
“A natural paradise of Non-stop wind”
Jericoacoara is a beach located in the northeast of Brazil,
close to the equator. It was, till about 15 years ago,
an isolated fishing village, without any contact with
modern civilization. There were no roads, no electricity,
no phones, no TV’s, no newspapers, and money was something
almost useless, since deals were based on trading fish
for goods.
In 1984 the place was declared an "Environment Protection
Area" by federal law. Although tourism has reached the
place, because of it’s extraordinary beauty, it still
keeps the unhurried and peaceful way of life. Because
of the EPA law, it is forbidden to hunt, pollute, make
roads, and buildings are limited to the village. The last
15 km on the way to Jericoacoara is soft sand, so you
need a 4WD vehicle to get there.
Until the beginning of 1998, electricity was supplied
by diesel generators. Today, there is an underground power
supply, only for the houses. Street illumination still
comes from the moon and the stars.
In 1994, the North-American newspaper "Washington Post
Magazine" chose Jericoacoara as one of the 10 most beautiful
beaches of the world
