The city of Fortaleza is localized in the shoreline north of the state of Ceará. The climate is predominantly equatorial and intertropical, refreshed from a gentle and constant coming from breeze from the sea, that it maintains one medium temperature of 27°. The rains are more frequent from January to June, with average anniversary of 1600mm. Fortaleza are developed on an area of 314 Km2, with one population of approximately 2,5 million inhabitants. Draft of a city that grows vertically, in special way in the littoral zone. To leave from 1995, the tourism becomes activity with one extraordinary increase. The tourist question to Fortaleza is increased in average of 16.5% to the year, in period 1995 - 2000. The glares of this dynamism are made to feel positively in the hotel industry, the field of the transports and diversions, and in the regional article producers of handicraft. Fortaleza today has in the Tourism a efficient source of employment and unearned income. Counting on splendid and luxurious Hotels, nice and pleasant bars, economic restaurants, a handicraft commerce a lot diversified, beyond 25 Km of splendid beach, some of which with dunes more than 10mt height of white sand, with beautiful likeable inlet and the Jangadas (typical fish boat of the Brazilian northeast). The "Earth of the Sun", as it has been affectionately nicknamed, is an optimal goal for who tries natural entertainment, rest and many beauties. The amount of beach that Fortaleza offers is enormous, any with different possibility. If preferred beach enlivened, and very structured, Praia do Future is your best chose. In Port das Dunas, beyond to all this, you can amuse in the greater aquatic park of the Latin America "Beach Park". An enormous aquatic park with innumerable entertainment, many swimming pools (also with waves) and even an artificial river of 300mt of extension. An other beauty point of Fortaleza is the near cities, all introduces beautiful beach, with different attractions. In Cumbuco, one of these small cities, many dunes are found, where an pleasant one can be made takes a walk of buggy.  Cumbuco is also Indicated for the lovers of the windsurf, kitesurf and surf. A little more distant finds the charming "Canoa Quebrada"  in the town hall of Aracati. Here  joined natural beauties to little of history, will render this tour much pleasant one. It is not alone during the day when the sun dominates the sky, than Fortaleza is interesting. The Avenida Beira Mar, also called "Volta de Jurema", is an optimal place in order to amuse the night, on esplanade meets many bars attends to you from animated people. In the Beira Mar every day meets also the traditional fair of the local handicraft (from the 16 to the 22),  you will be able to buy souvenir and typical things of the region. For who it loves to make the hours small, Fortaleza offers many houses of forró, one of the more traditional dances of the northeast. One of these is the most famous Pirata situated in Praia de Iracema. In Praia de Iracema numerous restaurants are always found, discotheques and bars opened until the dawn. Not to lose a visit to the Center Cultural "Dragão do Mar" and to the bridge dos English also called metallic bridge "Ponte metálico". Fortaleza is not only the "Earth of the Sun", is also present one culture much beautiful and varies. They deserve a visit, the piazza and the theatre José de Alencar (considered the beautiful construction of the city), the fortress de "Nossa Senhora de Assunção", that it has given origin to the name of the city, the Metropolitan Catedral with its neo-gothic style, are also an ancient prison where today works the Center of Tourism and accommodates centers it them of the handicraft. The Mercado Central is obligatory stopping for who loves the handicraft, is beyond 500 stores that they sell of all!