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Autor: Juracy Montenegro - Canoa Quebrada | Publicado: 2008-09-23T23:13:00-07:00

WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/JURADECANOA                 Canoa Quebrada (Broken raft beach)        Text : Juracy Montenegro                                 WRITING ABOUT CANOA QUEBRADA IS A DAUNTING TASK , WORTHY OF PEOPLE LIKE         SOMERSET MAUGHAM OR HEMINGWAY. AS , UNFORTUNATELY , THEY’RE NOT ANYMORE         WITH US , PLEASE ALLOW ME TO GIVE IT A TRY . I TRULY HOPE YOU CAN INDULGE         ME.       CANOA QUEBRADA IS UNDOUBTEDLY ONE OF BRAZIL’S MOST PRECIOUS JEWELS ,         A VERITABLE PEARL STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED ON THE NORTH-EAST OF THE ALMOST         BOUNDLESS AND SPECTACULAR BRAZILIAN COAST.        A COSMOPOLITAN AND EXUBERANT CANVAS OF NATURE TOPPED WITH UNMATCHED HOSPITALITY         , IT WILL CATAPULT YOUR IMAGINATION TO A HIGHER BROW FROM WHICH YOU’LL         FOREVER YEARN FOR A COMEBACK. IN FACT , MANY HAVE NEVER LEFT OR DID ,         FOR A WHILE , AND THEN RETURNED TO GET SETTLED FOR GOOD , SO BE WARNED         OF THE DAZZLEMENT THAT MIGHT ENTHRALL YOU .       DISCOVERED BY THE HIPPIES IN THE LATE 60S AND EARLY 70S , LITERALLY         INVADED BY ECO-FREAKS IN THE 80S , IT HAS , IN THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES         , EXPERIENCED A MIND-BOGGLING GROWTH IN MASS TOURISM. A RECENT URBAN         DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF CEARA AND THE INTER-AMERICAN         DEVELOPMENT BANK HELPED PROMPT THIS NEW FLOW OF VISITORS BUT NOT WITHOUT         ITS DOWNSIDE IN ENVIRONMENTAL TERMS. THIS RAPID BOOM , IN SPITE OF ITS         OBVIOUS COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES , INCREASED OUR INTEREST IN PRESERVING         THIS UNIQUE AND UNRIVALLED NATURAL HERITAGE.       IT’S ALWAYS PLEASANTLY BREEZY IN CANOA QUEBRADA , WITH THE WIND OSCILLATING         BETWEEN 25 AND 35 KM/HOUR THUS FAVORING THE PRACTICE OF RADICAL AND WATER         SPORTS AMONG THEM PARAGLIDING ( WITH AN OVERWHELMINGLY AWESOME VIEW )         , KITE SURFING , WINDSURFING , ETC , ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR . LOCAL         HANDICRAFTRY HAS BECOME ALMOST A LOCAL INSTITUTION WITH ITS WIDE ARRAY         OF BAGS , NECKLACES , BERIMBAUS ( AN EXOTIC AFRICAN-BRAZILIAN PERCUSSION         INSTRUMENT ) , SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES , NATURAL PRODUCTS , LEATHER ARTIFACTS         , BRACELETS , TILE PAINTINGS AND THE ALREADY INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN MOON         AND STAR SILVER RING , SYMBOL OF CANOA QUEBRADA. THEY CAN ALL BE FOUND         IN A PLATOON OF SMALL SHOPS AND STALLS THAT MEANDER ALONG “ THE BROADWAY         “ ( CANOA QUEBRADA’S FROLICSOME MAIN STREET ) AND SEA DRAGON STREET .       ECO-FRIENDLY TOURS BY BEACH BUGGY TO THE SEVERAL AMAZING SIGHTSEEING         SPOTS SCATTERED IN THE REGION CAN BE EASILY ARRANGED , AND WITHIN A 60         KM RANGE ONE WILL FIND GORGEOUS AND SECLUDED BEACHES SUCH AS MAJORLANDIA         , QUIXABA , PORTO CANOA , LAGOA DO MATO , MURICI , FONTAINHA , PEROBA         , BARREIRAS , MUTAMBA , PONTA GROSSA , REDONDA , IBICUITABA , QUITERIA         , TREMEMBE , MELANCIAS , PEIXE GORDO E MANITU. AND THAT’S ONLY ON THE         EAST SIDE. LYING TO THE WEST ARE THE CANOA QUEBRADA LAGOONS , THE TOWN         OF ARACATI , THE JAGUARIBE RIVER DELTA , PINTO ISLAND , FORTIM , CANTO         DA INVEJA ( ENVY’S CORNER ! ) PONTAL DO MACEIO , PARAJURU , TAPUIO ,         PARIPUEIRAS , PRAINHA DO CANTO VERDE , COREIA , MOITA VERDE , PIQUERI         AND URUAU .       ALL THROUGHOUT THE YEAR CANOA QUEBRADA RECEIVES AN ENDLESS STREAM OF         VISITORS , THE HIGH SEASON BEING FROM DECEMBER UNTIL APRIL AND THE MID         SEASON FROM JULY TO SEPTEMBER WHEN IT’S WINTER IN THE SOUTH OF BRAZIL..         THE AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE IS 23 CELSIUS AND THE WIND 28 KM/HOUR         , WITH LITTLE RAIN DUE TO ITS MICRO-CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS.       THE GASTRONOMY IS ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT IN CANOA QUEBRADA , THAT DISPLAYS         AN EVERLASTING PLETHORA OF IMAGINATIVE EATING HOUSES CATERING TO EVERY         TASTE , SUITING EVERY POCKET AND SERVING EVERYTHING FORM SOPHISTICATED         FRENCH CUISINE TO THE MOST BASIC ( BUT NOT LESS DELICIOUS ) LOCAL FISHERMEN’S         FARE . BOTH GOURMETS AND THE BIG EATERS WILL BE SATISFIED TO THEIR HEART’S         CONTENT WITH ITS CLAY OVEN PIZZERIAS AND PASTA PLACES , ICE-CREAM PARLORS         , FRENCH-STYLE CREPERIES , NORTHEASTERN-BRAZILIAN JOINTS SERVING FRESH         ( AND AFFORDABLE ) LOBSTER , CRAYFISH , JUMBO SHRIMPS ( IF YOU DON’T         MIND MY HEMINGWAY-STYLE GRAMMAR ) , FISH , CRAB , TAPIOCA , CASHEWS ,         FRUITS YOU NEVER IMAGINED COULD EXIST AND THEIR FRESHLY SQUEEZED JUICE         , AND THE INFAMOUS AND POWERFUL AMAZONIAN APHRODISIACS ( AS IF YOU NEEDED         THEM ! ) GUARANA AND ACAI . MANY BARS AND RESTAURANTS OFFER LIVE MUSIC         TO AN EVER WIDENING AND ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD OF REVELERS THAT NEVER SEEM         TO GET TIRED OF THE STAGGERING AFRO-LATIN RHYTHMS OF BRAZIL.       THERE ARE AT PRESENT MORE THAN 120 GUESTHOUSES AND LODGES IN CANOA QUEBRADA.         THEY RANGE FROM THE MOST LUXURIOUS TO THE BASIC BUT COZY BACKPACKER KIND         OF ACCOMMODATION. GOING UPMARKET YOU’LL FIND SWIMMING POOLS , FULLY-EQUIPPED         FITNESS AND BODYBUILDING CENTERS , JACUZZI , STEAM SAUNA , MASSAGE ,         AND OF COURSE AN ASTOUNDING SEA VIEW. BUT NO ONE HAS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE         IN ORDER TO SPLASH IN THE BOUNTY OF CANOA QUEBRADA. SIMPLE LODGES CALLED         “POUSADAS” IN PORTUGUESE OFFER CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE ROOMS NEVER WITHOUT         THE UBIQUITOUS HAMMOCK , PROBABLY THE BEST PLACE IN THE ENTIRE PLANET         WHERE TO RELAX AND TAKE AN AFTERNOON NAP AFTER HAVING INDULGED YOURSELF         ON A PERFECT BEACH AND SOAKED IN THE MAGNIFICENCE OF THE BRAZILIAN SUN.         SOME LODGES HAVE A 24-HOUR FULL-BREAKFAST SERVICE AND AS BRAZILIAN BREAKFASTS         HAVE A TENDENCY TO EXAGGERATE IN THEIR VARIETY , THERE’S NOTHING BETTER         FOR YOU TO STOCK UP ON THE VITAMINS YOU’LL NEED FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.        IN SPITE OF ALL THE RECENT DEVELOPMENT BOOM , IT’S STILL POSSIBLE TO         GET ACCOMMODATION IN A LOCAL FISHERMAN’S FAMILY , ENJOY THEIR SINCERE         AND WARM HOSPITALITY AND SPEND YOUR DAYS AND EVENINGS SURFING THE DUNES         , GOING FISHING ON A TRADITIONAL NORTHEASTERN-BRAZILIAN RAFT , THE SO         CALLED “JANGADAS “ ( FOR THE BRAVE ONLY ) , OR JUST RELAXING IN A NATURAL         POOL IN THE SEA FORMED DURING THE LOW TIDE WHILE WATCHING THE SPECTACULAR         SUNSET REFLECT FROM THE VAN GOGHESQUE ORANGE-RED CLIFFS THAT LINE THE         COAST.        YOU WILL PLUNGE INTO THE UNIQUENESS AND SPLENDOR OF A PICTURESQUE UNIVERSE         THAT CAN’T BE EXPERIENCED ELSEWHERE ON EARTH.       COSMOPOLITANISM HAS ADDED AN EXTRA CHARM TO CANOA QUEBRADA WITH ITS         INNUMEROUS LEISURE , SPORTS AND BUSINESS EVENTS. CONFERENCES , ART EXHIBITIONS         , MOVIE , THEATER AND MUSIC FESTIVALS COMPLETE THE CULTURAL BINGE.        AS A RESULT OF THE PERFECT HARMONY THAT REIGNS AMONG ALL THE WORLD TRIBES         THAT TEEM IN CANOA QUEBRADA , IT WILL ALWAYS BE A FAVORITE DESTINATION         FOR COMPULSIVE PLEASURE-SEEKING HEDONISTS , INTELLECTUALS , ARTISTS ,         NATURE LOVERS , ADVENTURE SEEKERS , PHOTOGRAPHERS , BOTH BUDGET AND WELL-OFF         TRAVELERS , AND ABOVE ALL FOR THOSE WHO ARE TRYING TO ASCERTAIN THE WHEREABOUTS         OF LOVE.        MANY SAY THAT LOVE AND ROMANCE ARE BRAZILIAN OFF-SPRINGS THAT FROM HERE         HAVE SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE. SOME OTHERS GO EVEN FURTHER TO SAY         THAT " IF LOVE HAD TO HAVE BEEN BORN SOMEWHERE , IT WOULD HAVE TO         HAVE BEEN BORN IN CANOA QUEBRADA ! "       AN EXAGGERATION ? WELL , IT MIGHT BE ! WHY DON’T YOU COME AND CHECK         IT OUT ?