Little green corner, Prainha Do Canto Verde, Ceará, Brazil.
Community/eco tourism in a small artesanal fishing community in a beautiful and remote part of Brazil. We offer accommodation in our family home, sailing/fishing trips on jangadas (traditional sail craft), walking tours and more.
Start of the regatta
Canto Verde is a traditional fishing village on the North East coast of Brazil, set within miles of rolling sand dunes, beyond which lies the Mata Tabuleiro (low level forest) and numerous fresh water lagoons.
Canto Verde means Green Corner and the village lives up to it’s name, coconut trees abound, their fronds waving in the wind and spreading pools of welcome shade.
The often deserted beach stretches to the horizon in both directions. Low tide reveals a vast expanse of sand, ideal for spontaneous games of capoeira, football or beach volley, gentle strolls or long walks beach combing. The warm waters and constant winds make the area ideal for water sports such as kite surfing.
The fishermen leave the beach in the early hours of the morning and fresh fish can be bought from them on their return.
The beach at low tide
We at Little green corner offer a chance to get to know the village as a whole, not as a picture postcard, but as a working fishing village. Sail out on a Jangada and enjoy a deep sea swim if you wish, or try your hand on a fishing trip. Take a walking tour and explore the dunes, enjoy the lagoons and panoramic views. The forest and wetlands provide a habitat for a multitude of birdlife; eagles, owls, egrets and numerous small birds can be spotted, while vultures rise with blissful ease on the thermal currents. At the beach sea birds skim the waves or compete with the crabs on the shore line. Turtles are regularly seen in the shallow coastal waters, and dolphins are occasionally visitors.
The dune meets the forest
©Claire Pattison Valente 2010
