A Trip to the Lencois Maranhenses
For three weeks in late 2018, AtypicalContent travelled throughout northeast Brazil. We visited, rode, and swam in Fortaleza, Icaraizinho, Jericoacoara, Atins, the Lencois Maranhenses, and São Luis. Below are some of our pictures and video.
Icaraizinho
Icarai is a small, quiet, fishing village west of Fortaleza. What it lacks in size it makes up with consistent trade winds and warm waters.
Jericoacoara
Jeri is a global windsurfing and kiteboarding mecca.
On the Road from Icarai to Jericoacoara Looking for wind atop Sunset Dune, Jericoacoara Riding into Jericoacoara Riding into the Sunset Riding Jericoacoara
Atins
Located in the Preguica River’s estuary, Atins provides great access to the Lencois Maranhenses. It also has great kiteboarding.
on The Road to Atins What the Lencois left behind on the road to Atins Guará overlooking the delta Our ride to the Preguica River delta Port to Atins The “Beach” in Atins at low tide Fernando looking at the incoming tide Kiteboarding in Atins Sunset in Atins Pousada in Atins The “street” in front of our Pousada. You can already see the dunes moving in.
Lencois Maranhenses
The Lencois Maranhenses covers 155,000 hectares, 600 square miles, in northeast Brazil. It’s completely made of white sand and clear blue water and its beauty is difficult to describe.
Getting from Atins to the Lencois Maranhenses Lencois Maranhenses Looking for wind in Jericoacara Footprints without a destination Travelers on the Lencois The Ride Lencois Maranhenses Mountains or Molehills? Riding on the Lencois On the way from from the Lencois Vista from the Lencois Maranhenses The Lencois Maranhenses The Lencois Maranhenese On the Road from Icarai to Jericoacoara Riding the Dunes in the Lencois Maranhenses The author getting ready to take the plunge Arriving at the First Stop Reaching the second stop the Dunes got bigger. Arriving to the first stop First views of the Lencois from the East Riding Home Reaching the Heart of the Lencois Bottomless Sand Sunset Over the Lencois