The date is celebrated every October 8th […]
Not that those hospitable, good-humored and easy-smiling people need a specific day to be remembered. Northeastern Day was created for another reason.
The date (8 October) is a tribute to the birth of the playwright, musician and composer of the Maranhão Catulo da Paixão Cearense, better known as the Poet of the Sertão, and was created on the basis of a law presented by Senator Angelo Coronel (PSD-BA ), in 2022.
“Despite difficulties and often prejudices, people from the Northeast show resilience by settling in different regions of the country, contributing to development and diversity, which is why it is also the establishment of a national date to celebrate the people and culture of the Northeast justified,” says the senator.
With around 58 million inhabitants, according to the IBGE, the Northeast is the second most populous region of Brazil, covers 18% of the national territory and is made up of nine states: Bahia, Sergipe, Alagoas, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do North, Ceará, Piauí and Maranhão.
North East Day: Discover unusual destinations in the region
Sergipe
Without the crystal-clear beaches of its northeastern neighbors, the country’s smallest state isn’t always on the radar of Brazilian travelers. And you don’t know what you’re missing.
Sergipe is one of the great surprises of the Northeast, where tourism is concentrated in historic cities, such as Laranjeiras and São Cristóvão, and on the beaches formed by the flow of the Vaza Barris river, all attractions very close to the capital Aracaju.
For those who still want salt water, the tip is Praia do Saco, in the municipality of Estância. Considered one of the most beautiful in Sergipe, this strip of sand can be combined with excursions to nearby Mangue Seco, on the north coast of Bahia.
One of the last intact coasts
(Bahia)
210 kilometers from Porto Seguro, in the extreme south of the state, Cumuruxatiba is the Bahia that seems to have not yet been discovered.
Ideal for families and considered one of the last intact coasts in the state, this hamlet of the municipality of Prado has calm waters and natural pools very close to the beach.
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Barra do Camaratuba
(pAraiba)
On the border with the Rio Grande do Norte, one of the most evocative experiences of Paraíba are the 13 kilometers of semi-wild beaches, where tourism begins in the mangroves, continues in the calm waters of the river and ends in strips of sand cut by natural pools.
One of the highlights is the Caranguejo Uçá, a trail of about three kilometers, much of it floating in waters reaching six meters deep and which winds through dense forests of aerial roots that extend over waterlogged soil.
It’s surreal, but also fascinating.
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The longest trail in the Northeast
(Paraiba)
165 kilometers from João Pessoa, in Paraíba, the “Caminhos das Ararunas” is one of those experiences that always attracts us to see into that world of stone.
At approximately 80 miles (138 kilometers) long, the longest trail in the Northeast features a waterfall canyon, rock paintings hidden in caves, and community tourism in isolated rural areas that welcome us as if we were the only ones there.
Chapada das Mesas
(Maranhao)
In the southern region of the state, this plateau is one of those places where waterfalls cut dark stones in the narrow corridor of a canyon, late afternoon paints enchanted stones set in the middle of the river and tourists have the feeling of being the first to arrive there.
This destination made up of 10 municipalities is a place to get wet. Just to give you an idea of the aquatic potential of the “Paraíso das Águas”, as the region is known, there are 89 official waterfalls (13 of them right inside the Chapada das Mesas National Park), 22 perennial rivers and more than 400 springs.
Lençóis Piauí
(Piauì)
Just 66 kilometers long, the smallest Brazilian coast sees the river meet the Atlantic, in the only delta in the Americas that flows into the open sea. Hence the most popular natural attraction in the far north of Piauí: the Parnaíba Delta.
But this time, the small boats that ply the inland waters give way to the quads that scratch the sand of that formation that looks like crumpled sheets, between the cities of Parnaíba and Luís Correia.
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Source: Terra
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