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Continent:	South America
Country:	Brazil
Next Big City (Airport):	Sao Luis
Next Town:	Santo Amaro do Maranhao
Latitude:	-2.4423
Longitude:	-43.1302
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Type:	- Lake	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Flat - Chop	Hazards: - None

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: - Tide Independent

Flat water, can gets choppier in the middle of the lagoon. Shallow areas.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- None	Beach crowds: - None

National park with just sand. Lots of soft sand and lots of space.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorts	Summer: - Shorts

Fall:	- Shorts	Winter: - Shorts

Warm all year round. No wetsuit needed.

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Wind

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Best Months:	- July - August - September - October - November - December	Wind Type: - Thermal Winds - Trade Winds

Best Direction:	- E	Main Direction: - E

Best winds from July to January.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car

Access:

- No Walk

From Sao Luis take BR 135 south and get onto MA 110 and then onto MA 402. From here follow signs to Santo Amaro do Maranhao. Then drive into the dunes and get to the lagoon.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

Acces only with 4x4. Make sure you can get your car out of the sand.

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Nightlife

No nightlife.

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