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Continent:	South America
Country:	Brazil
Next Big City (Airport):	Fortaleza
Next Town:	Porto das Dunas
Latitude:	-3.8436
Longitude:	-38.3895
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Type:	- Ocean	Rider Ability: - Beginner - Intermediate - Expert

Good for:	- Kitesurfing - Windsurfing	Features: - Rooms - Shop - Shower - Toilet - Food - Parking

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Water

Type:	- Shallow - Chop - Small Wave (< 1m) - Medium Wave (1-3m)	Hazards: - Currents - None

Quality:	- Clean	Best Tide: No Information

Clean water. The waves can be between 2-5 feet. Strong current.

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Beach

Type:	- Sand	Size: - Big

Hazards:	- None	Beach crowds: - None

Very long and about 50m wide. Starting at Iguape and ending at Abreulandia at the other side of the river. Beach is clean.

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Weather

Spring:	- Shorts	Summer: - Shorts

Fall:	- Shorts	Winter: - Shorts

Sunny and warm, water 29°C and air 32°C, all year. Rainy season from February to June, but only rains shortly and then the sun is back.

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Wind

Wind Statistic Wind Forecast Wind Report

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

Best Direction:	- E	Main Direction: - E

During November the wind average is between 12-25 knts. In the early morning the wind is sideshore. From 10:00am until sunset the wind slowly turns to sideonshore conditions, until is completely onshore at sunset. Best wind from July to January. February to June less days. Less wind than in the North of Fortaleza.

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How to get there

Transport:

- Car
- Bus

Access:

- Short Walk

Pinto Martins airport (airport to location is about 23km) or fly to Fortaleza, which has more international flights. It´s some 15 kms from Fortaleza. There are buses very often going to the Water Park.

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Rules, Restrictions and Extra Info

Rules:

- None

Quiet strong current, which makes staying upwind not very easy.

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Nightlife

Good nightlife in Fortaleza.

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