MEET CEARÁ

Fortaleza:

Fortaleza breaths the air of celebration, relaxation and high spirits throughout the day. With sunshine all year round and an average temperature of 27 ° C, the unlosable invitation is for a walk by the beach. And talking about this, Fortaleza is famous - the Futuro Beach  with its handicraft tents, and the beaches of Mucuripe(along the Avenida Beira-Mar )and Meireles and its busy sidewalks (see natural attractions). When the night comes, the calendar is still full of options. Opening the week, the forró animates the nights of Monday in Iracema Beach, on Tuesday, the unrest is on the tents in Praia do Futuro to watch an humor show with local artists, on Wednesday, a club of forró ; on thursday is the day of the holy crab in Praia do Futuro, on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, through all corners of the city, there are many bars and nightclubs to choose. With its open spaces, clubs can also be a good option. There are a sort of events all over the year, from sports events to  social ones, and also shows with national and international artists.



Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura

Dragão do Mar has an infrastructure designed following an international standard quality, with guidance of the best professionals in architecture, museology, masters of the art, astronomy and light design. The intelligent management of the building has air conditioning and security systems controlled by computers. With various cultural facilities integrated and occupying a total of 30 thousand square meters, Ceará enter the circuit of the biggest displays including performances of dance, music, drama and discussions about the art construction. A complete area to exercise arts and leisure, sharing the access to culture and increasing the tourist market of Ceará. This cultural complex is composed of the Cearense Cultural Memorial, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the amphitheatre called Ministro Sérgio Mota, the Planetarium called Rubens de Azevedo, three cinemas, which together offer 450 seats, coffee, bookstores and a square with a sort of restaurants.

www.dragaodomar.org.br - E-mail:dragao@dragaodomar.org.br






Beach Park

Considered the best water park in Brazil, not only by the attractions, but the 18 toys they have. Among them: Kalafrio, Enchanted Watercourse, an artificial river full of curves, Insane, the largest and most radical water slide of the world with 41 meters high and 110 km of speed, Tsunami, swimming pools with artificial waves, Hupa and Hopa, a winding water slide sphinx enigma, Treasure Island, an area of 1,000 sq meters dedicated to children and youth audience with the Pirate Ship and Dragon comrade, the Aquabismo, the Atlantis, inspired on the legend of the lost continent, 20,000 meters filled with pools, water mirrors, sources, tunnels and 13 incredible water slides. Located by the sea, it has a wide self-service restaurant with typical dishes of Ceará and international cuisine and  a Resort with comfortable and modern spaces with complete infrastructure services and equipment. Sun-Chairs in the shade of coconut trees, for those who want to rest, radical toys, many little shops, cafes and restaurants increases the fun.

Opened from 11h to 17h (closes Tuesdays and Wednesdays).

In the City of  Aquiraz, 20 km from the center of Fortaleza.

Informations: phone: (55) (85) 4012.3000

Site: www.beachpark.com.br






Pirata Bar

Every Monday, Pirata Bar  is where you can find the most joyful and devastating riot against the sadness and frustration: "The  Craziest Monday of the World." The Bar is in Praia de Iracema, old town of Fortaleza, full of houses, lights, traffic jam and beautiful people. At 8pm, starts the great party in Pirata Bar. The evening begins with the sound of accordion, triangle and zabumba, with the most legitimate and traditional forró pé-de-serra, xote, Baião and arrasta-pé tipcal songs from the northeast of Brazil, . At midnight, the Pirate ship takes fire when the electric forró of Banda Pirata puts the whole audience to jump in a big and eclectic campfire of rhythms: forrobodó, XAXADO, carimbó, axé, pagode, salsa,etc. At 4 o'clock, on the deck of the ship, the Dawn Soup is served for free to reconstitute the forces and energies of the survivors. However the party has not ended. On stage by the sea, the sound goes from samba to Brazilian popular music, until the sun shine. The Pirate has changed the timing of the tides, making Monday the official of forró, the symbol of joy and irreverence of Ceará.

Address: Rua dos Tabajaras, 325 - Fortaleza - Ceará

Phone: (55) (85) 4011.6161 – www.pirata.com.br