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Dunes, lagoons and a fishing village inside a national park, with the trade winds blowing half the year. Jericoacoara and nearby Preá are on every kiter's list, and the rules here already decide who rides where.

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Everything you need to know about Jericoacoara

Live conditions

Why riders love it

What brings people here, from the people who manage it and the people who ride it.

  • Prime season runs July to January. On Preá's beaches the wind typically blows 16–35 knots and often lasts until sunset.
  • Preá is a wide ocean beach with chop and some shore break. Barra Grande lagoon, about 15 minutes away by buggy, is flat water best at low tide.
  • Guriú lagoon has flat water and side-onshore wind from mid to high tide; Tatajuba, nearly an hour from Jeri, is a flat river-mouth lagoon.

Sources: MacKite; IKSURFMAG

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A windsurfer carves through the shore break at Jericoacoara

Access and rules

Local governments and environmental agencies set the terms. The chapter works with them, not around them.

  • Kiting is not allowed on Jericoacoara's main beach, which is kept for windsurfers. The only kite spot in town is off the dunes, gusty and not for beginners.
  • Visitors to Jericoacoara pay a municipal sustainable tourism fee.
  • Private vehicle traffic is restricted in the village; people move by accredited 4x4, buggy or on foot.

Sources: MacKite; Jornal de Brasília

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A kitesurfer riding at Praia da Malhada, Jericoacoara

Ecology and habitat

Protected lagoons, wetlands and the species that depend on them. Stewardship days keep launches clean inside the protected zones.

  • Jericoacoara National Park was created in 2002 and covers about 8,800 hectares.
  • It protects moving dunes, restinga vegetation, mangroves and lagoons, along with sea turtles, seahorses and migratory birds.

Sources: Jornal de Brasília

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A kitesurfer launches on the beach at Jericoacoara

Good to know

Location, facilities and history.

  • Jericoacoara is in the municipality of Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Ceará, about 300 km from Fortaleza's airport. Jericoacoara Regional Airport, in Cruz, is about 30 km away.
  • Preá Beach is about 12 km east of Jericoacoara.
  • The last stretch is sand road: 4x4s, buggies or accredited transfers only.
  • Watch for boats, rocks and buildings near the beach at Preá; less experienced riders should go with a group or organised buggy.
  • Check lagoon depth with a few passes before trying tricks.
  • Rancho do Kite runs a school at Preá; KiteWorldWide runs a kite center at Tatajuba.

Sources: Jornal de Brasília; IKSURFMAG; MacKite; KiteWorldWide

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The beach at Preá, east of Jericoacoara

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Schools that teach on this water

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Jericoacoara

Prime season runs July–January, with wind possible year-round.

Source: MacKite

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Jericoacoara

On Preá's beaches the wind blows 16–35 knots, often until sunset.

Source: MacKite

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Jericoacoara

Jericoacoara National Park protects about 8,800 hectares of dunes, lagoons and mangroves.

Source: Jornal de Brasília

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Why Jericoacoara needs a chapter

Windsurfers on turquoise water off the beach at Jericoacoara
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Jericoacoara is a sand village on Brazil's northeast coast, surrounded by dunes and lagoons. From July to January the trade winds blow hard most days, and the beaches and lagoons around it, from Preá to Guriú and Tatajuba, have made the region one of the best-known kite destinations anywhere.

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2local schools teach on this water
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A windsurfer carves through the shore break at Jericoacoara
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It is also a protected place. The village sits beside a national park of dunes, mangroves and lagoons, private cars are restricted, and visitors pay a tourism fee. Riders already live under local agreements: kites stay off Jeri's main beach, which belongs to windsurfers. Growth puts pressure on all of it.

27riders call this home
2local schools teach on this water
Kite, Wingdisciplines riding here

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A kitesurfer riding at Praia da Malhada, Jericoacoara
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A chapter gives riders in Jeri and Preá one voice with the park and the municipality, backs the existing agreements with trained, certified riders, and runs stewardship on the beaches and lagoons the sport depends on.

27riders call this home
2local schools teach on this water
Kite, Wingdisciplines riding here

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The riders, schools and crew of Jericoacoara

Riders from Jericoacoara, Jijoca de Jericoacoara, Preá, Praia do Preá, Praia Preá, Prea/Cruz, Cruz and the schools that teach them.

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RRancho do KiteLocal school teaching on this waterKKiteWorldWide TatajubaLocal school teaching on this waterWWSThe chapterHolds the line on access: one standing voice with whoever manages the launch.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship days, so the people who manage the beach see riders as an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends, so riders are trained and self-policing.RRancho do KiteLocal school teaching on this waterKKiteWorldWide TatajubaLocal school teaching on this waterWWSThe chapterHolds the line on access: one standing voice with whoever manages the launch.WWSThe chapterRuns stewardship days, so the people who manage the beach see riders as an asset.WWSThe chapterRuns sponsored certification weekends, so riders are trained and self-policing.
Lucas MarquesInstructor Level 1, CruzFábio WeslleyInstructor Level 1, CruzDanilo DiasInstructor Level 1, PreáFelipe FelixInstructor Level 1, CruzGabriel ChavesInstructor Level 1, cruzCatalina MartinezInstructor Level 1, PreáMarcelo SimoesInstructor Level 1, CruzRafael Da Silva CavalcanteInstructor Level 1, PreáRenato Sousa dos SantosAssistant, Prea/CruzMateus Arroio Boechat ArroioAssistant, PreáMarcelo Soares Cavalcante de FreitasAssistant, CruzJoão Kleber MotaLevel 4V, Praia do PreáJúlia VasconcelosLevel 3M, CruzSuen ZieglerLevel 3N, CruzRubens MacielLevel 2I, CruzIsrael Torres de LimaLevel 4W, Jijoca de JericoacoaraLisa SouzaLevel 2I, JericoacoaraLeandro Henriqu FerreiraLevel 2I, JericoacoaraJoão Victor Sousa da silvaLevel 2I, PreáAgnaldo Martins Da SilvaLevel 2G, Praia PreáAAntonio SilvaLevel 3L, Jijoca de JericoacoaraPpierfrancesco rizzelloLevel 4W, jericoacoaraÁÁlvaro MarínLevel 3M, JericoacoaraTtiago oreficeLevel 3K, JericoacoaraCCarolina MedeirosLevel 2H, CruzLLuiz Vinicius CasteloLevel 2F, JericoacoaraMManuela lacerdaLevel 3L, cruzLucas MarquesInstructor Level 1, CruzFábio WeslleyInstructor Level 1, CruzDanilo DiasInstructor Level 1, PreáFelipe FelixInstructor Level 1, CruzGabriel ChavesInstructor Level 1, cruzCatalina MartinezInstructor Level 1, PreáMarcelo SimoesInstructor Level 1, CruzRafael Da Silva CavalcanteInstructor Level 1, PreáRenato Sousa dos SantosAssistant, Prea/CruzMateus Arroio Boechat ArroioAssistant, PreáMarcelo Soares Cavalcante de FreitasAssistant, CruzJoão Kleber MotaLevel 4V, Praia do PreáJúlia VasconcelosLevel 3M, CruzSuen ZieglerLevel 3N, CruzRubens MacielLevel 2I, CruzIsrael Torres de LimaLevel 4W, Jijoca de JericoacoaraLisa SouzaLevel 2I, JericoacoaraLeandro Henriqu FerreiraLevel 2I, JericoacoaraJoão Victor Sousa da silvaLevel 2I, PreáAgnaldo Martins Da SilvaLevel 2G, Praia PreáAAntonio SilvaLevel 3L, Jijoca de JericoacoaraPpierfrancesco rizzelloLevel 4W, jericoacoaraÁÁlvaro MarínLevel 3M, JericoacoaraTtiago oreficeLevel 3K, JericoacoaraCCarolina MedeirosLevel 2H, CruzLLuiz Vinicius CasteloLevel 2F, JericoacoaraMManuela lacerdaLevel 3L, cruz
iSportsKite, WingiWind spotJericoacoara Jijoca, Jijoca de JericoacoaraiKnow thisJericoacoara and Preá, in Ceará on Brazil's northeast coast, about 300 km from Fortaleza.iKnow thisSide-on trade winds, July to January, 16–35 knots; flat lagoons nearby.iKnow thisKiting is banned on Jeri's main beach, which belongs to windsurfers; the village sits in a national park.iSportsKite, WingiWind spotJericoacoara Jijoca, Jijoca de JericoacoaraiKnow thisJericoacoara and Preá, in Ceará on Brazil's northeast coast, about 300 km from Fortaleza.iKnow thisSide-on trade winds, July to January, 16–35 knots; flat lagoons nearby.iKnow thisKiting is banned on Jeri's main beach, which belongs to windsurfers; the village sits in a national park.

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